The higher education sector has 'strong cash balances and healthy levels of reserves' as it moves into a period of 'unprecedented difficulty', university leaders were told this morning
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...
The Welsh Assembly Government published its draft budget for the next three years this week, with all departments set to experience a real-terms reduction.
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
The Comprehensive Spending Review should have produced tougher measures on welfare reform and done more on job creation, according to ordinary members of the public
Government plans to raise the cap on student tuition fees came under fire again today for being geared towards elite universities and the best-paid graduates
Two-thirds of senior public sector managers believe the need to reduce costs now will make it more difficult for them to address long-term challenges, according to a report.
The Spending Review confirmed deep cuts in councils' funding along with greater freedoms to mitigate their losses. But while ministers might believe innovation will bridge the gap, the truth is...
Concern is mounting that the government’s new measures to boost local economic growth will not be an adequate replacement for regional development agencies.
For those battling with increasing demand and shrinking budgets, raising productivity seems to be one of the least painless solutions around. But how to achieve it? The Local Government Group is on...
The government borrowed a record high of £16.2bn in September, public finance statistics show in the build up to the Comprehensive Spending Review later today
Labour’s new shadow chancellor set out his alternative deficit reduction plan today, claiming only half of the coalition’s planned spending cuts are needed.
Caroline Flint’s shadow local government team was named today. It includes former Labour treasurer Jack Dromey and Alison Seabeck, who advised Nick Raynsford when he was local government minister
