Prime Minister Tony Blair's harmonious relations with Britain's unions disintegrated within hours of his speech to the Trades Union Congress in Brighton, when the leaders of 11 public sector unions...
The Local Government Association has pledged that poor or weak performing councils will be a thing of the past by 2007 as part of a bold bargaining agenda to extract more freedoms from Whitehall.
Chancellor Gordon Brown could be on a collision course with his own civil servants over possible modifications to performance-related pay deals, described by unions this week as 'radical and crude'.
Government departments are using the Private Finance Initiative to get projects off their balance sheets, rather than because it offers the best value for money, a Labour-aligned think-tank has...
Housing and local government officials have responded angrily to the government's decision to slash funding for vulnerable housing tenants by £105m, warning of 'potentially disastrous' consequences...
A-level students have again achieved record numbers of passes and top grades, triggering the ritual accusations of falling educational standards and 'dumbed down' examinations from critics.
The poor quality of financial management across local government and police, fire and health services is a cause for concern, the Audit Commission's annual report reveals this week.
The total value of government assets to be sold off in the next six years may exceed Gordon Brown's £30bn target, the man charged with finding the savings has told Public Finance .
Whitehall is to devolve decision-making to local authorities in nine pilot areas from next year in the first tangible example of the government's commitment to localism.
Whitehall's ability to deliver £21.5bn-worth of savings targeted in Sir Peter Gershon's efficiency review came under renewed doubt this week following a damning report on public sector procurement.
Council leaders claimed this week that major reform of the local government finance system could be 'kicked into the long grass' as ministers announced a further inquiry after the 15-month Balance of...
Local authorities' role as providers of social care could be marginalised under proposals being considered by social services minister Stephen Ladyman.
The theft of prison officers' addresses in an alleged IRA spying operation at Stormont has cost at least £30m, Northern Ireland Finance Minister Ian Pearson has announced.
Shadow chancellor Oliver Letwin has dismissed as 'absurd' claims that measurements of Whitehall productivity can be changed to reflect accurately 'value added' improvements in services.
The Conservatives would scrap both Best Value and the Comprehensive Performance Assessment system for councils, but have reached no decision on what they would put in their place.
The newly elected senior executive of the Public and Commercial Services union is to meet next week to plan what it promises will be a 'hard-hitting and long-term campaign' to challenge the...
CIPFA announced this week that it is undertaking exploratory talks on a possible merger with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Chartered Institute of...