Local government is the biggest employer in the UK but too few graduates dream of a career in it. Add a shortage of young talent to an ageing top management and councils have a problem. Chris Leslie...
Local Government Secretary Hazel Blears said this week that councils were vital in managing the impact of immigration on communities - but she rejected calls for a contingency fund for town halls.
In this first of an occasional series of sponsored columns, Rob Allison considers the delayed government proposals to reform the process for personal injury claims and the changes ahead for local...
Leading finance officers in Scotland have warned that direct elections to health boards will not by themselves improve public and patient involvement in the running of the NHS or lead to better...
Councils have made efficiency gains well over target in the past three years, according to the government, but say the challenge to make further savings will be tougher.
Unions representing more than 200,000 local government workers in Scotland have rejected a three-year pay offer in what the employers claim is a volte-face.
With all eyes fixed on the Ken 'n' Boris show in London's mayoral contest, the local elections that are to take place in the rest of England and Wales on May 1 have generated relatively few column...
Public sector unions are set to pose the most serious challenge yet to Gordon Brown's pay policy, when civil servants and teachers lead a co-ordinated walkout next week, involving hundreds of...
The Welsh Assembly Government is to set up a pan-public sector body to manage capital projects in the country to tackle delays and cost overruns, Andrew Davies has told Public Finance .
Poorly performing schools are being targeted by both the government and Opposition and failure is not an option. Conor Ryan examines the various solutions on offer
The NHS internal market in Wales is set to be abolished and local commissioning bodies reduced by two-thirds under far-reaching plans announced by the Welsh Assembly Government.
Last summer's floods were caused less by rivers bursting their banks and more by our inadequate drainage systems. The current system of myriad responsibilities and little liaison needs urgent reform
CIPFA's Pensions Panel is researching the knowledge, skills and competencies needed by all those involved in managing local government pension funds. Bob Summers outlines the panel's approach
Public service targets often have adverse effects on the outcomes they are designed to improve. By contrast, a 'systems thinking' approach leads to faster and better services, as many councils have...
The two main parties are slugging it out for control of London on May 1, and both have everything to play for. A Boris Johnson win would show that the Tories are electable again, a Ken Livingstone...
There is no evidence to support the claim that recent migrants to Britain have an unfair advantage in the allocation of social housing, according to a study published on April 9.
The government looked to have averted the threat of pay strikes spreading to the NHS after negotiating a three-year pay deal with two major unions this week.
Four London boroughs joined Local Authorities Mutual Limited on April 1, the insurance company's first anniversary. Croydon, Camden, Haringey and Lambeth joined the three existing members - Brent,...
A green neighbourhoods initiative launched by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has been criticised as a 'piecemeal' attempt to tackle climate change from a department with little clout.
The Housing and Regeneration Bill has been amended to ensure that the new social housing regulator will have to consult the Charity Commission before it imposes compulsory standards on charities that...
