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  • DeprivedUKALAMY The state of things to comeThe June Spending Review is going to slice Whitehall's funding cake so thinly that departments will be left fighting over the crumbs. So how are public services meant to cope, asks Tony Travers
  • BinmenALAMY What about the workers?Local government employees have been hit by a double whammy. Already underpaid and undervalued compared with other sectors, they are now bearing the brunt of public service cuts, argues Heather Wakefield
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  • BankOfEnglandKESTEVEN Bank of England: under new managementIt's all change at the Bank of England with a new governor about to take over the reins and a revised remit from the chancellor. So can Mark Carney deliver, asks James Zuccollo
  • Virtual Working How to manage in cyberspaceAs technology advances and pressure mounts on the public sector to cut costs, virtual meetings are a possible solution. But to work effectively in this uncharted territory, leaders will need to adopt skills that may seem alien to them. Ghislaine Caulat advises
  • Nurses, Photo: Alamy False economies?The Treasury's plan to cut public sector pension costs by raising staff contributions has been stymied by workforce cuts and a related surge in early retirements
  • Tool, Illustration: Angus Greig Better togetherCommunity Budgets show how effective joined-up funding and working can be in tackling social problems. But sharing data brings fresh challenges
  • Hospital, Photo: Getty NHS reforms: starting the treatmentFrom April 1, the health service embarks on an uncertain journey as the biggest structural reforms for decades get under way. Richard Lewis considers the risks and opportunities ahead
  • Norman Lamb, Photo: Sam Kesteven PF interview: Norman LambHealth minister Norman Lamb talks to Judy Hirst about the Francis report on Mid-Staffs, Dilnot's funding recommendations and joining up the dots on social care
  • Depressed Man, Photo: Alamy That shrinking feelingThe controversial 'bedroom tax' is the latest in a tsunami of benefit cuts. And with Housing Benefit caps and cuts to disability payments, claimants are feeling the squeeze. Claudia Wood investigates
  • Council tax changes illus Fryer Local tax changes: walk the lineThis month, local authorities face one of their trickiest balancing acts yet. They have to meet the twin challenges of government changes to council tax support and business rates, without losing out on potential benefits for local growth, argues Jonathan Carr-West
  • office politics illus WOOD How to survive office politicsDisputes and personality clashes are inevitable in every workplace but can be turned to your advantage. Phil Anderson guides public sector staff through the labyrinth of office politics
  • Online Security, Illustration: Chris Dunn Shock of the newThe government's rush to put services online and get Whitehall tweeting fails to take account of the insecure and dated systems being used in the corridors of power
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