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Prospect Deputy General Secretary Steve Thomas said: “This shambolic transfer has let down hard working civil servants who have faced real hardship as a result of a series of failings by Capita and others. “The government has worked hard to try and rescue the situation, and we thank them for their efforts, but it is right that they are now imposing these sanctions and considering bringing this service back in house. “In the short term, Capita must urgently return this service to the required standard, and must be held to account if they are unable to do so. But it is now obvious to all that civil service pensions are simply too important to be left in the hands of a company with such a dismal record of failure, it is time to sack Capita and take our members’ pensions back from this hopeless company.”
Mike Clancy, General Secretary of Prospect, said: “The attempted murder in Belfast was horrific and we want to express solidarity with the victim and his family. “But the indiscriminate targeting of migrant families we have seen in response is totally unacceptable and shames our country. We must all stand in solidarity with those affected by this racist violence. “We must also be clear about what is driving this behaviour. Elon Musk continues to use his X platform to promote far-right content and interfere in the politics of the UK. It is increasingly clear that X is not a social media app but a far right organising tool with Musk himself actively supporting and promoting people who are calling for violence and far right policies. “Government use of X legitimises it as a platform, and also results in civil service communications officers having to wade through racist content while doing their jobs. We need to stand up to racism and the far right – that has to start with creating spaces for dialogue that aren’t poisoned by racism. We call on the Government to abandon its use of X and use the expertise of specialist civil servants to develop alternative approaches to communications.”
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Mike Clancy on Sky News
Mike Clancy on Times Radio
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UNI Global ICTS conference in Copenhagen
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Image that reads: Prospect is a politically independent union, but our members are deeply affected by political instability. Not only does this directly affect our members working in the civil service, but political chaos leads to economic instability that affects all working people. Having just got the Employment Rights Act on the statute book, we need a government focused on delivery that can ensure the roadmap is met and these rights are delivered in full. This cannot be a wasted year of drift and division in government. We need calm heads to prevail in the coming days.
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Mike Clancy addressing TUC Congress 2025
“The idea that civil servants are set against reform is simply wrong; our members see the case for change as much as anyone. But while they support the idea of improving the civil service, expert Prospect members are also clear that change needs to be managed properly if it is to be effective. “First and foremost, as Prospect has been warning for some time, a tick box exercise based on arbitrary numbers is likely to be counter-productive. What’s more, any change must be done in partnership with the workforce and communicated effectively. The worst thing for morale is uncertainty and poor communication. “Whether they are scientists or data engineers, our members are the specialists the government needs to deliver on its missions. They need to be fully engaged in shaping the reform agenda so it can create a civil service fit for the modern age.”
Graphic showing that for the health of the planet is the most popular argument in favour of the energy transition.
Graphic showing just 8% say the transition has led to more good jobs in their area so far
Graphic showing 5.5m people in the UK either work in energy or know an energy worker
Quote from Gary Smith, GMB Secretary: "People need to see real jobs created where they live, and their local economy boosted, or we're going to see more and more tempted by the siren calls of those who deny the reality of climate change"
Graphic showing only 3 in 10 voters think the energy transition will have a positive impact on jobs in their area
Quote graphic from Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy: "The government have raised the ambition on energy policy, which is welcome, now they need to be bigger and bolder when it comes to energy jobs and put energy workers at the heart of this agenda"
Pat McFadden MP speaking at our summer reception
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Prospect delegation to TUC LGBT+ Workers Conference
Prospect Senior Deputy General Sue Ferns on BBC London
Georgia Gould MP speaking at Prospect Public Service Sector Conference
Reps at Prospect Energy Sector Conference
PM Keir Starmer meeting with energy professionals to discuss Sizewell C
Prospect reps meeting with the Prime Minister
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Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy says "The government must work with unions and business to provide a framework around which partnership can be buily, as well as investing in labour market insititutions like Acas that can help support this."
Three action points for making work pay
Prospect members marching at London Pride 2024