Ministers plan to slash thousands of jobs in government departments this year. But first they want to rush through cuts in civil service redundancy terms - and the unions are lining up to stop them....
The government's tough austerity measures could create a potential bonanza for outsourcing firms as the public sector looks to cut costs in education, health, local government and police services....
Three Whitehall departments and two quangos have had their accounts qualified by auditors, raising renewed concerns about the finance function in central government.
The government has set out plans to shake up policing, making forces more accountable to local communities by introducing directly elected commissioners
The Ministry of Defence has had its accounts qualified for the fourth year running after auditors identified ‘systemic and deep-rooted’ problems with the department’s book-keeping
Ministers should consider scrapping the procurement body for fire service equipment as it has cost twice as much to set up and run than it has saved, according to the National Audit Office
Government plans to give every teenager the opportunity to take part in a community service scheme are likely to prove unsustainable after the first two years, Public Finance has been told
Schools' struggles to meet the growing demand for places will be exacerbated by the decision to scrap the Building Schools for the Future programme, education leaders warned today
Prime Minister David Cameron today formally launched the government’s ‘Big Society’ agenda, promising to move powers from Westminster to local communities
A landmark NHS white paper has proposed giving local authorities new responsibilities for public health – but there are widespread concerns that councils' voices will be ignored
This week's all-change health white paper might make for flashy headlines. But the new head of the King's Fund has doubts about the detail. Chris Ham talks to David Williams
Chancellor George Osborne has announced that the Treasury select committee will be given a veto over his choice of chair for the Office for Budget Responsibility
