Virgin Trains is set to continue running trains on the West Coast mainline for at least another nine months following the government’s decision to scrap the deal awarding the line to rival operator...
Moves by the government and businesses to pay down debts and reduce borrowing could hit economic growth for ‘years’ without effective policy responses, the chair of the Financial Services Authority...
The government’s welfare reforms could be undermined by plans to finance the construction of 80,000 new affordable homes through higher rents on the properties, the Public Accounts Committee warned...
Town halls in England are to be offered funding for a third successive council tax freeze next year but the amount available to each authority has been cut, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles...
The government will cut another £10bn from the welfare budget within four years, targeting housing benefits for young people and payments for children, George Osborne told the Conservative Party...
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin today gave the green light to 57 road improvement schemes in England, which he said would provide economic benefits worth £3bn.
Private companies should take over the maintenance and improvement of major roads in England to ‘overcome the funding gaps’ that are restricting improvements to the ‘creaking’ road network, the CBI...
Many employees in local government and the NHS could be being paid in a way that can lead to tax avoidance, the Public Accounts Committee warned today.
The UK government might have avoided the West Coast rail franchise debacle had it been prepared to involve Holyrood in the process, Scotland’s transport minister told MSPs this afternoon.
Almost half of the charities involved in the government’s flagship Work Programme fear their contracts under the scheme are not sustainable and could collapse in the next six months, a survey has...
Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude has launched a critique of Whitehall civil servants, claiming they do not always implement ministerial decisions.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has scrapped the West Coast Main Line rail franchise competition, citing ‘unacceptable mistakes’ by his department.
Affordable housing will be a priority for the Scottish Futures Trust in the next financial year, finance director Peter Reekie has told Public Finance.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls today called on the government to use the £4bn windfall from the sale of the next generation of mobile phone licences to build 100,000 new homes.
The Independent Commission for Aid Impact has been winning plaudits for its work scrutinising the UK’s spending on overseas development. It could lead to a more positive evaluation of the aid budget
It is abundantly clear that George Osborne’s Plan A has failed. Instead of just waiting for something to turn up, he needs to use the Autumn Statement to launch a radical programme for economic...
The London 2012 Games and their army of smiling volunteers left behind a national sense of wellbeing and can-do spirit. Back in the world of austerity, the coalition expects similar Olympian efforts...
Secondary schools in England are to receive additional funding to help pupils who have fallen behind in English and maths at primary school, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced today.
Trade unions have urged the government to scrap plans for regional pay in the public sector after the Liberal Democrat conference voted yesterday against the change.
The government will provide further financial backing to the £14.5bn London Crossrail rail project by guaranteeing the private funding used to purchase trains for the new line, Chief Secretary to the...
