Experts in social care for elderly people have set out their blueprints for reform of the funding system ahead of the government’s white paper, which is expected to be published before the end of the...
A government target that requires 60% of new homes to be built on brownfield sites is slowing down house building and restricting growth in urban areas, a think-tank claims
Economists are predicting a Budget of ‘masterly or not so masterly inactivity’ when Chancellor Alistair Darling puts his proposals to Parliament on March 24.
Taxpayer-funded pension payouts for retired teachers, civil servants, health workers and members of the armed forces are set to top £79bn a year within 50 years, the National Audit Office has warned.
The police regulator is to publish more data in an easily understood format online, in an effort to make its assessments more relevant to ordinary people.
A Conservative government would delay implementation of plans to increase the finance powers of the Scottish Parliament until a full analysis had been carried out by the UK Treasury, Public Finance...
Olympic chiefs are unable to guarantee that the Games’ legacy will generate enough revenue to recoup hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of additional investment from the National Lottery.
Government efforts to close the gap between England’s most deprived neighbourhoods and the rest of the country have been set back by the recession, a study has shown.
The UK’s deficit needs to be addressed and neither main party has a credible plan. Ahead of this month’s Budget, Tony Dolphin says it would be dangerous to implement more cuts now but there is an...
Is the Whitehall post of Scottish secretary an anachronism in today’s devolved UK? Yes, say the SNP and the LibDems; no, insist Labour and the Tories. As the row heats up, latest incumbent Jim Murphy...
The Home Office has been forced to ask Parliament for almost £80m in extra funds after failing to set aside enough to cover the possibility of losing a court case over police pensions
A new Welsh efficiency drive will foster innovation and collaboration in areas where not enough is being done, the minister leading the scheme has told Public Finance
A new Welsh efficiency drive will foster innovation and collaboration in areas where not enough is being done, the minister leading the scheme has told Public Finance
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is failing to meet its target to reduce the amount of harmful business waste sent to landfill sites, according to auditors
Whitehall departments are under-performing because ministers are not remaining in post long enough to see through their policies, two separate MPs’ reports have found
Supporters of national pay bargaining say it ensures fair and equal wages across the UK. But critics are squaring up, arguing that it distorts the labour market and fails to recognise cost of living...
The government and Opposition both claim the NHS will be safe in their hands. But just how protected will health budgets really be as the spending squeeze tightens? Tash Shifrin reports on threats of...
