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Features - 2007

  • Urban fire authorities fight 5% cutsUrban fire authorities this week warned that national 'resilience capability' could be diminished unless ministers agree to freeze changes which would cut £30m from their budgets.
  • 2020 vision, by Will HatchettHousing is back at the top of the political agenda, with a green paper promising to solve the affordable housing crisis. But how is the new prime minister going to square a return to social rented housing with aspirations for home ownership? Will Hatchett takes stock
  • A delicate constitution, by Colin TalbotThe green paper on governance could end up looking more like a whitewash, unless Parliament's powers of scrutiny are strengthened, argues Colin Talbot
  • A solid foundation? By Joseph McHughLove it or loathe it, the PFI has been a part of the public sector for more than a decade. But with changes in government policies and in its accounting treatment, what future, if any, does it have? Public Finance convened a round table to debate the options. Joseph McHugh reports
  • A tale worth telling well, by David WalkerInforming the public is more than a duty, it's a challenge to make your audiences sit up and take notice. Wychavon council and the other winners of the Public Reporting and Accountability Awards have got what it takes. David Walker reports
  • Admission impossible? By Peter WilbyAll children should be able to attend good schools, or at least have an equal opportunity of doing so. But that's not the case at present. The controversial new code of admissions aims to even the odds, and so is likely to be heavily resisted by middle-class parents. Peter Wilby reports
  • After the deluge, by Alex KlaushoferAs the summer floodwaters that hit much of southern England and Wales receded, so did media interest.
  • After the revolution, by Iain MacwhirterAlex Salmond's government might be 'in office, not in power'. But that is not holding the Scottish National Party back from launching a radical public sector shake-up. Iain Macwhirter reports from the front line
  • All planned out? By Peter HetheringtonAre decades of planning laws about to be reversed in a free-for-all that will carpet England's green belts with out-of-town megastores? Peter Hetherington weighs up the evidence on the Barker review
  • All to pay for, by Tony TraversThe grumblings from public sector trade unions are growing louder as Gordon Brown prepares for his first Labour Party conference as prime minister next week. But the strike threats over the pay rise cap are symptoms of a much deeper malaise, says Tony Travers
  • All together now, by Alex KlaushoferThe Equality and Human Rights Commission came into being this month, bringing all equality issues under one roof. Is this a great leap forward in the fight against discrimination or a messy merger of quite different battles? Alex Klaushofer investigates
  • An agenda on ageing, by Judy HirstWays to cope with the economic and social implications of an ageing society are at last on the government's to-do list. Public Finance and Deloitte convened a round table of politicians and policy experts to discuss long-term care and pension strategies. Judy Hirst reports
  • An unholy mess, by Colin TalbotAnother day, another departmental disaster: can't the government get anything right? Colin Talbot takes an unseasonal swipe at civil service blunders and asks what's behind Whitehall's annus horribilis
  • Analysis There may be trouble ahead, by Carl Emmerson and Gemma TetlowThe new chancellor's first Pre-Budget Report forecast a temporary dip in revenue and slowed the growth in spending. Both of these pose risks for the government's grand plans for public services
  • Analysis Turning off the spending tap, by Carl Emmerson and Christine FrayneThe Budget confirmed how much or little the Comprehensive Spending Review will have to play with. Whatever juggling goes on, something's got to give. But which government pledge will it be?
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