Mark Smulian

is a freelance journalist

Recent articles

CIPFA warns NHS set to miss £22bn savings target

The NHS is unlikely to achieve the £22bn of efficiency savings it has agreed to make by 2020... Read more
OBR predicts lower growth this year

The Office of Budget Responsibility has revised down its forecast for UK economic growth this year... Read more
Budget confirms £8bn NHS spending boost

The National Health Service is to get an extra £8bn in funding, chancellor George Osborne said in... Read more
Chancellor sets out progress on devolution deals

Cornwall is set to be the first county to secure a devolution deal from the government, while... Read more
West Midlands combined authority to be formed

The West Midlands’ seven metropolitan councils have set out plans to form a combined authority... Read more
Air Passenger Duty abolished for children

Air passenger duty is to be scrapped on flights taken by children, the chancellor said in his... Read more
Autumn Statement delivers radical shake up to stamp duty

Radical changes to stamp duty, which will cut the tax on 98% of home sales, were unveiled in the... Read more
IDS confirms Universal Credit rollout plan

Universal Credit will be available in all jobcentres from February to new single claimants... Read more
Audit Commission calls for outsourced audit deals to last to 2020

Local government and NHS bodies could save as much as £440m if Whitehall extends Audit Commission... Read more
Ofsted sets out wholesale reform to school inspections regime

Schools watchdog Ofsted has today set out plans for a radical overhaul in the way it judges... Read more

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