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Opinion

Insightful topical comment and opinion on issues affecting public sector finance from high-profile expert commentators and our experienced journalists, as well as readers and site visitors.

Editor's choice

  • Unpicking pay levels, by Duncan Brown
    DUNCAN BROWN | Disgraceful isn’t it, what those public sector managers are paying themselves these days? Who would believe that we have a record public sector deficit forecast to reach almost... 22 February 2010
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Quick-fire topical postings from our editorial team and The PF bloggers.

  • Gold standards, by Paul Mason
    PAUL MASON | Implementing new financial reporting codes will not be all downhill for councils, but they are nearing the end of the run 11 March 2010
  • In the line of fire, by Mike Thatcher
    MIKE THATCHER | The late British general Sir Walter Walker’s robust views on the civil service came to mind this week as a two-day strike disrupted court hearings, jobcentres, driving tests and the operations of both the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. 11 March 2010

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Readers' opinion

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  • Still fighting silos
    David Williams is probably right when he suggests that the Private  Members’ Bill giving councils more powers might not make the statute book, even with ministerial support from the Department for Communities & Local Government (‘Ministers back MP’s Bill to give councils more scrutiny powers’, January 15–21). Read more... 28 January 2010
  • Inspectors are here to stay
    You wrote, in a somewhat sceptical tone, about the future of inspection (‘Pillar talk’, January 15–21). Read more... 28 January 2010
  • Beware of false profits
    Adrian Ringrose, the chief executive of Interserve, is missing the point when he says: ‘It’s very insulting to the 20,000 people that my company employs who work in public services to say that, because they work for a business that wants to make a profit, it means they don’t care any more about the service they are delivering’ (Adrian Ringrose profile, November 20–26). Read more... 28 January 2010
  • Health benefits
    The prime minister has pledged to create a ‘National Care Service’ to look after elderly people, which will cost £400m a year (‘Brown’s free care pledge treated with caution’, October 1). This is to be funded two-thirds from health budgets and one-third from adult social care budgets. The latter is to be found from savings councils achieve by reducing the number of people who go into residential care, or ­‘preventative services’. Read more... 10 December 2009

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In-depth comment

Analysis of issues around public services from our editorial team and expert contributors.

  • Giving up the ghost, by David Lipsey
    DAVID LIPSEY | We have mainly faced phantom cuts so far, but the real ones will quickly follow. 11 March 2010
  • Planning is safe in our hands, by Bob Neill
    BOB NEILL | The shadow local government secretary wants to set the record straight about Conservative planning policies 11 March 2010
  • Get serious about pensions, by Richard Wilson
    RICHARD WILSON | The public sector pensions debate is focused on the short term. Only an independent commission could find a long-term solution 04 March 2010
  • House of cards, by Ian Mulheirn
    IAN MULHEIRN | Politicians are falling over themselves to help home-buyers. But the housing market is already saturated and funds should instead be directed to enterprise 04 March 2010
  • Look back in anger, by Peter Wilby
    PETER WILBY | The red mist at Downing Street is par for the course in a society obsessed with short-term results, and where fear of failure still reigns supreme 25 February 2010
  • The Fourth Way? by Nicholas Thompsell
    NICHOLAS THOMPSELL | Is the Tory plan for worker co-ops to provide public services a fresh take on an old idea or a radical new way of doing things? 25 February 2010
  • Stopping the climate crunch, by Aled Jones
    ALED JONES | Government should use its purchasing power to help businesses develop successful low-carbon technologies 25 February 2010
  • Get smart, by John Thornton
    JOHN THORNTON | Government IT projects have hit problems in the past, but this must not detract from the savings technology can make 18 February 2010

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