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Not holding back: Interview with Harriet Harman
Kay Hender speaks to Mother of the House Harriet about her four decades in politics, including…
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A different approach
With civil service pay largely unchanged for the last 30 years, Dave Penman outlines why the…
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“A blueprint for a future government”
In March, the FDA published its report informing any incoming government how an investment of £910m…
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FDA Annual Conference 2024 catch up
Catch up on the keynote speeches from Dave Penman and Mark Drakeford from this year’s Annual…
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FDA calls for substantial reform of NCA pay structure
In its evidence to the National Crime Agency Pay Review Body the FDA argues for urgent…
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“Significant victory” for FDA members: MPs vote to introduce risk-based exclusion at the point of arrest
FDA welcomes MPs vote to introduce a formal mechanism to risk assess any MP at the…
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Esther McVey’s speech was a “tick list of culture-war talking points”, says FDA
The FDA has criticised the government’s plans to significantly cut EDI spending in the civil service.
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Job Advert: FDA Internship 2024
Your chance to be part of the fastest growing union in the UK, defending public servants…
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FDA at the TUC Black Workers’ Conference 2024
FDA delegation report back on the TUC Black Workers’ Conference 2024
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Annual Conference 2024: Penman tells the government “no more trashing the civil service brand”
At this year’s FDA Annual Delegate Conference attendees heard from guest speakers Dave Penman, Cat Little…
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FDA launches judicial review of the Safety of Rwanda Act
The FDA submits an application for judicial review on the UK Government’s Safety of Rwanda Act.
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Why we’ve launched a judicial review of the Safety of Rwanda Act
Civil servants should never be left in a position where they are conflicted between the instructions…
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FDA welcomes the scale of Labour’s plan for investment into HMRC to help fund public services
The FDA welcomes the inclusion of our proposals in Labour’s plan for large scale investment into…
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Education Secretary’s refusal to retract comments about punching Ofsted inspectors “disappointing”
FDA General Secretary Dave Penman has criticised Education Secretary Gillian Keegan’s refusal to retract comments made…
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Women’s History Month: Pride in progression
FDA member Pru Orridge shares her feelings after receiving an MBE and how the FDA supported…
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FDA delegates attend the TUC Young Workers’ Conference
On 23 and 24 March, FDA delegates attended the 2024 TUC Young Workers’ Conference, held at…
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FDA at the TUC Women’s Conference 2024
The FDA’s delegation reports from the TUC’s Women’s Conference 2024
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Funding the Nation: Optimising HMRC – FDA hosts leading tax experts to discuss new report
The FDA was pleased to host a panel of the UK’s leading tax experts to discuss…
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Penman calls on government to resolve conflict between civil servants’ legal obligations and ministerial instructions
The FDA has written to ministers to raise concerns that the government’s Safety of Rwanda (Asylum…
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FDA calls for Education Secretary to retract “irresponsible and dangerous” comments
The FDA has written to Gillian Keegan calling for her to publicly retract comment saying she…
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‘I wanted to be in charge’: The FDA’s women leaders
The FDA’s five surviving female presidents met to discuss the challenges still facing women in senior…
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Shadow Attorney General Emily Thornberry speaks at FDA Lawyers’ Network event
FDA Lawyers’ Network event gave members the opportunity to question Emily Thornberry about professional issues and…
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Job Advert: FDA National Officer
An opportunity to join the fastest growing union in the UK.
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FDA calls on Senedd to implement “fully independent process for dealing with complaints of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment”
FDA Cymru|Wales has called on the Senedd to “implement a fully independent process for dealing with…
