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Ian C Elliott

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Senior Lecturer in Public Administration, University of Glasgow

Chief secretary to the prime minister Darren Jones gives a speech at the What3Words headquarters in London, January 20 2026. PA Images/Alamy

January 22, 2026

Why the establishment of a national school for civil servants matters

Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield; Ian C Elliott, University of Glasgow, and Rebecca Riley, University of Birmingham

Investing in professional support systems for politicians and public servants is long overdue.

Happy with out-of-date outfits, not so happy about out-of-date salaries. Julien Behal/PA

June 27, 2013

Osborne’s attack on public servants won’t work

Ian C Elliott, Queen Margaret University

George Osborne’s populist attack on public sector salaries made for just the headlines he wanted. He promised to end “automatic progression pay” in the civil service by 2015-16, and to work towards ending…

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