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Oliver Rivers
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COO at OCCRP. Usual disclaimers about whose these opinions are (mine) apply in the usual (obvious) way. Aspiring cat owner. Corruption, investigative journalism, art, classical music, not necessarily in that order.
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Congratulations! V well-deserved.
November 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Apparently it’s fake
November 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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I so didn’t want to read that.
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Congratulations on the DPhil! What an interesting topic.
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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No, they’re just extremely stupid and extremely nasty.
November 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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I am not at all surprised.
November 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Says quite a lot about his judgement (and loyalty) that McDonnell stuck with Labour.
November 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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I think we’re going to find out that’s not the case.
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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From www.fda.org.uk/news/all-in-...
All in the mind - FDA
Last year’s Stevenson-Farmer report set out an ambitious agenda for improving mental health and wellbeing in the civil service. Craig Ryan explores the deep culture changes needed to make sure all civ...
www.fda.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Not forgetting this banger
January 1974, at the height of the three-day week crisis, the head of the civil service, Sir William Armstrong, suffered a stress-induced mental breakdown. According to several accounts, Armstrong was found naked on the floor of the Downing Street waiting room, chain smoking and raving about the end of the world. The following morning, he convened a meeting of his Permanent Secretary colleagues and harangued them about preparing for Armageddon. Armstrong was admitted to hospital but was back at work within a few weeks. Three months later, he left the civil service and became chairman of Midland Bank. Armstrong's breakdown was hushed up and the lessons ignored. Although colleagues later said the warning signs had been there for years, Armstrong received no support and never talked about his mental health problems. The impact of severe stress and overworking on his ability to advise the Prime Minister at a crucial juncture in Britain's history was never considered. And the effect on Armstrong's own health - he died just a few years later - was perhaps greater than he knew.
November 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM