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CIPFA Conference 2012

The 2012 CIPFA conference took place in Liverpool on July 3–5. Speakers included Newsnight's economics editor Paul Mason, comptroller and auditor general Amyas Morse, campaigner and TV producer Phil Redmond and Lord (Paddy) Ashdown

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Ashdown calls for 'radical' shift in powerThe government should learn to do less and pass power back down to citizens, former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown told the CIPFA conference in Liverpool last week.
NAO chief seeks answers on failure managementMinisters must set out 'quickly' how they will respond to failing public services in the new environment of increased competition and spending restraint, auditor general Amyas Morse has said.
Barclays Libor scandal 'tip of the iceberg', says GieveBarclays is unlikely to have acted alone in its manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate and there is 'a lot more to come', according to the former deputy governor of the Bank of England, Sir John Gieve.
Whitehall 'has turned Big Society toxic'The Big Society has been turned into a 'toxic brand' by central government involvement and media negativity, Phil Redmond told CIPFA delegates.
CIPFA members vital to keeping services goingThe head of the civil service told the conference that the involvement of CIPFA members will be crucial to maintaining public services as the spending cuts begin to bite.
Councils struggle to find all cuts neededOnly around 12% of councils have identified all the savings they need to make, delegates at CIPFA's annual conference have been told.
Whole of Government Accounts summary due out next weekA summary of the Whole of Government Accounts for 2010/11 is due to be published next week and the full audited accounts in October, the Treasury official responsible revealed yesterday
Seddon calls for 'difficult' debate on paying for health servicesPeople might have to pay for some NHS services once the health and social care systems are integrated, the deputy director of the Reform think-tank told CIPFA conference delegates
Bond markets will turn on UK if deficit keeps rising, warns MasonA continuing rise in the UK deficit could increase government borrowing costs if bond markets fear the coalition is 'losing control', journalist Paul Mason told CIPFA's annual conference today.
CIPFA president urges action on government accountingThe quality of government reporting, auditing and financial management is the biggest challenge facing the public finance profession right now, the new CIPFA president told the conference this morning.
Coalition 'needs to mend discourse with public'The public's desire to simultaneously have lower taxes and better public services is just one example of the 'broken political discourse' that needs urgently to be addressed, RSA chief executive Matthew Taylor told the CIPFA conference.
CIPFA conference gets under wayThe 2012 CIPFA conference begins in Liverpool this week. Speakers include Newsnight's economics editor Paul Mason, campaigner and TV producer Phil Redmond.
Redmond calls for Merseyside mayorThere should be a mayor for the whole Merseyside area not just the city of Liverpool, according to the campaigner and TV producer Phil Redmond.

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CIPFA conference 2012 - Lord Paddy AshdownVideo - Lord Paddy Ashdown talks to Public Finance about a new great reform act, the economic crisis and empowering local government at the CIPFA Conference 2012 in Liverpool.
CIPFA conference 2012 - Jonathan PortesJonathan Portes talks to Public Finance about what the government should do to boost the UK economy at the CIPFA conference 2012 in Liverpool.
CIPFA conference 2012 - Sir John GieveVideo - Sir John Gieve talks to Public Finance about Libor, the eurozone and the UK economy at the CIPFA conference 2012 in Liverpool.
CIPFA conference 2012 - Phil RedmondVideo - Phil Redmond talks to Public Finance about localism, the Big Society and Liverpool's mayor at the CIPFA conference 2012 in Liverpool.
CIPFA conference 2012 - Darra SinghDarra Singh talks to Public Finance about the aftermath of the August 2011 riots across England's cities
CIPFA conference 2012 - Matthew TaylorVideo - Matthew Taylor talks to Public Finance about the coalition government and poverty targets at the CIPFA conference 2012 in Liverpool.
On the waterfrontUntil recently, Liverpool was a shadow of its mighty seafaring past. Now it is undergoing a business-led transformation under its newly elected mayor. Can the make-over be made to work for all its citizens?
Mover and shakerSir Tony Redmond could have been a dancer but chose a career in local government instead. Dancing's loss was accountancy's gain, and now he is taking on a fresh challenge becoming CIPFA president with the public sector facing a financial situation 'as tough as it gets'