The government is pressing ahead with its pledge to radically cull the number of quangos, with regional development agencies among the latest in the line of fire
The Budget revealed for the first time the scale of the austerity ahead - and it amounts to the longest and deepest period of public spending cuts since the Second World War. Rowena Crawford and...
Ahead of the Spending Review, government departments face the tough task of making deep savings while protecting frontline services. Steve Freer offers ministers some timely advice
We are told that private sector workers faced widespread pay freezes last year and now it's the turn of pampered public servants to feel the pain. But much of this argument is based on urban myths,...
Advocates of judicial reform have welcomed the clearest indication yet that the government is committed to reducing the prison population and finding more effective ways of dealing with criminals
The government is pressing ahead with its pledge to radically cull the number of quangos, with regional development agencies among the latest in the line of fire
The government is pressing ahead with its pledge to radically cull the number of quangos, with regional development agencies among the latest in the line of fire
Public procurement officers are unlikely to be ring-fenced by ministers, but efficient buyers could save government departments millions of pounds. David Williams investigates
Claims by the Holyrood government that Scotland would have a budget surplus of £1.3bn if it received a geographical share of North Sea oil should come with a 'health warning', a leading public...
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith today announced more details on the government’s pension plans, including the increase in the state pension age to 66
The new chair of the Public Accounts Committee has been dogged by controversy throughout her career. But Margaret Hodge tells Lucy Phillips that this role gives her the freedom she craves
Think we've got problems? This weekend's G20 summit in Toronto will put Britain's austerity Budget in context. Dan Corry reports on the global economic tensions that threaten to undermine the recovery
Whitehall departments are set to have their budgets slashed by an average of 25% in real terms over the current Parliament, the chancellor has announced
