The Highways Agency's case to use a public-private partnership contract for an improved motorway communications system was 'doubtful', the Commons Public Accounts Committee has said
Inadequate careers advice and entrenched social divisions are stopping bright children from poor backgrounds from going to university, an education charity said this week.
The Scottish Government has indicated a major shift in its controversial plans for a local income tax by confirming it is investigating taxing unearned income and allowing individual councils to vary...
In renewed unrest over public sector pay, NHS unions have called for their three-year deal to be 'reopened', while teachers are waiting to find out whether they will join civil servants on strike.
Communities and Local Government Secretary Hazel Blears has said Whitehall staff are now committed to her department's communities plans, despite being 'incredibly sceptical' of policy changes.
Financial pressures are a constant for local authorities, but a new and unexpected difficulty has stolen the headlines. In October, scores of councils came down with a nasty case of frostbite after...
Town halls should be at the forefront of tackling unemployment and focus on people out of work for long periods, experts said at a Local Government Information Unit conference on October 21
Economists have raised questions over the government's plan to bring borrowing back to 'sustainable' levels after a Keynesian boost in spending to lift the economy
The government has defended the controversial privatisation of defence research organisation Qinetiq, which saw shares held by the top ten managers rocket in value from £540,000 to £107m on the day...
The government has insisted the role of children's trusts will be clarified and strengthened after the Audit Commission said they had yet to show a positive impact and had led to confusion.
The government's proposal to build 180,000 affordable homes by 2011 is the latest victim of the credit crunch as housing associations are unable to raise the funding they pledged last year
Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has promised a council tax freeze in Scotland for the second successive year despite local authority fears about new financial pressures
Chancellor Alistair Darling's Keynesian plans to increase public spending and borrowing in a bid to lift the economy stirred controversy this week as Opposition politicians attacked the...
The Audit Commission has defended its decision to deposit £10m in two of the troubled Icelandic banks, as it emerged that several other public sector watchdogs had stayed clear of investing in...
Too many large businesses are slipping through Revenue and Customs' net and failing to pay corporation tax, according to the Commons Public Accounts Committee