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6 Jul 12
Video - Lord Paddy Ashdown talks to Public Finance about a new great reform act, the economic crisis and empowering local government at the CIPFA Conference 2012 in Liverpool.
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5 Jul 12
Video - Phil Redmond talks to Public Finance about localism, the Big Society and Liverpool's mayor at the CIPFA conference 2012 in Liverpool.
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19 Mar 12
The new Public Finance International website is now live. Providing news, opinion and information covering developments affecting government accountants, auditors, regulators and policy makers across...
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23 May 11
City councils should be able to retain the bulk of their business rates while Whitehall funding should be devolved to create ‘area growth budgets’ for local services, according to a report published...
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18 May 11
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has defended his controversial plans for increased competition in the National Health Service following attacks by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
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17 May 11
Local government will spend on average more than £1,000 a head on council services this year, according to figures released today.
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16 May 11
The government will 'never, ever take risks with the NHS', but preserving the status quo is not an option, the prime minister has said
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10 May 11
VIDEO INTERVIEW: Andy Sawford, chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit, gives an analysis of the May 2011 local elections. He tells Public Finance what the results mean for council...
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5 May 11
Suffolk County Council has put on hold its controversial plans to outsource almost all its services to the private and voluntary sectors.
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19 Apr 11
It’s all in the timing. One year after the coalition government was formed, the turn of the electoral cycle means that on May 5 it faces its largest test short of a general election.
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18 Apr 11
The government today appointed the financial consulting firm FTI to advise on disbanding the Audit Commission and transferring its audit practice out of the public sector.
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18 Apr 11
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has defended his controversial plans for increased competition in the National Health Service following attacks by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
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21 Mar 11
The Treasury could be in line for an £8bn ‘windfall’ this year because of higher than expected tax receipts and lower government spending, leading economists said today.
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16 Feb 11
Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his government’s controversial Big Society programme today, saying it was his ‘absolute passion’ and calling for ‘social recovery’ in Britain.
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17 Jan 11
Prime Minister David Cameron has sought to reassure public sector staff over the pace and scale of reform by attacking the approach taken by previous Conservative governments.
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24 Nov 10
The schools white paper has failed to set out the coalition's plans for school funding arrangements and the pupil premium
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8 Nov 10
Details of the forthcoming Localism Bill have been revealed in the government's business plan for the Department for Communities and Local Government, published today.
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12 May 10
Public spending faces a £6bn cut in this financial year under the coalition government deal worked out by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats
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28 Apr 10
Ministers’ swift handling of the financial crash was applauded at the time. But, with the latest economic data making unhappy reading, does this goodwill need revising, asks David Williams
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20 Apr 10
All the main parties support independently run schools in some form. But there is no guarantee that they produce results for the pupils themselves, reports Lucy Phillips
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13 Apr 10
The local elections should attract a large number of voters thanks to the simultaneous national elections. And that could lead to some strange results. David Williams reports
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16 Mar 10
As the general election approaches, many returning officers want to delay counting votes until the following day – but the government is trying to stop them. Lucy Phillips reports
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10 Feb 10
Strong economic recovery in the UK will depend on public sector investment, not on deficit reduction plans, a leading economist has warned
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5 Nov 09
Finance directors discussed the difficult issues facing them at Public Finance’s Scottish dinner debate, held on October 29. David Scott reports
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30 Jul 09
Hull’s NHS primary care trust has moved to transfer services and 1,200 staff to a community interest company - just a week after unions met health ministers to urge a rethink on privatisation
6 Jul 12Video - Lord Paddy Ashdown talks to Public Finance about a new great reform act, the economic crisis and empowering local government at the CIPFA Conference 2012 in Liverpool.
23 May 11City councils should be able to retain the bulk of their business rates while Whitehall funding should be devolved to create ‘area growth budgets’ for local services, according to a report published...
19 Apr 11It’s all in the timing. One year after the coalition government was formed, the turn of the electoral cycle means that on May 5 it faces its largest test short of a general election.
18 Apr 11Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has defended his controversial plans for increased competition in the National Health Service following attacks by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
21 Mar 11The Treasury could be in line for an £8bn ‘windfall’ this year because of higher than expected tax receipts and lower government spending, leading economists said today.
20 Apr 10All the main parties support independently run schools in some form. But there is no guarantee that they produce results for the pupils themselves, reports Lucy Phillips
13 Apr 10The local elections should attract a large number of voters thanks to the simultaneous national elections. And that could lead to some strange results. David Williams reports
10 Feb 10Strong economic recovery in the UK will depend on public sector investment, not on deficit reduction plans, a leading economist has warned
5 Nov 09Finance directors discussed the difficult issues facing them at Public Finance’s Scottish dinner debate, held on October 29. David Scott reports
