UK's Top Civil Servant Calls for Overhaul of Whitehall

• Antonia Romeo, the UK's most senior civil servant, criticizes Whitehall as 'tame, reactive, and risk-averse'.
• Romeo pledges to 'rewire' the civil service by incentivizing and rewarding top performers.
• The call for change comes as the government seeks to cut departmental spending and expand AI use.
• Romeo's lecture was attended by Andy Burnham and his deputy, Louise Haigh.
• The proposed changes aim to adopt a 'completely new approach' to managing civil servant performance.