There is a 'strong case' for the maximum pay in public bodies to be linked to that of the lowest earners, the interim report on public sector pay said today
Plans hailed as the biggest transfer of financial powers to Scotland since the Act of Union have been set out by the coalition government in Westminster
Plans to hand public health budgets back to local authorities in England were announced today, with ministers promising financial incentives to help councils reduce health inequalities
The UK economy is expected to grow more strongly this year than previously anticipated, while fewer jobs will be lost in the public sector, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility
Health chiefs have come under fire from MPs for failing to negotiate savings in Private Finance Initiative contracts, forcing hospitals to cut frontline staff
Local government experts have called for councils to be placed at the centre of the forthcoming Localism Bill, amid concerns that the legislation could by-pass local democracy in favour of ‘...
There is to be a senior management shake-up at the Department for Communities and Local Government following the departures of two directors general, it was announced yesterday.
Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude has come under fire from MPs for not consulting fully over the appointment of a senior civil servant to oversee public service recruitment
David Cameron was quizzed about the Comprehensive Spending Review by senior MPs this afternoon, resulting in a particularly lively tussle over the changes to Housing Benefit.
Should the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers...
The first elected chair of the Treasury select committee seems to be in good shape to take on ministers, with a background as an economist and adviser to chancellors. And he's proud to be exercising...
A Public Finance dinner debate brought together the great and the good in Scottish local government to discuss finances in advance of the SNP's budget plans. David Scott reports
Thousands of public sector workers in Scotland will have their salaries frozen next year and bonuses will be suspended under budget plans announced by Finance Secretary John Swinney.
The new arrangements for student tuition fees in England amount to a 'quick win' for the Treasury and are less fair and progressive than a graduate tax, Public Finance has been told
Public sector organisations will be expected to accept bids from employees who want to turn services they provide into mutuals, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude announced today
