Gordon Brown has set out a draft legislative programme combining a new wave of public service reforms with measures aimed at reassuring the public that they will be shielded from the worst of the...
The May 1 election results gave Labour a bloody nose and shook up the political landscape. It also reflected voters' feeling that local authorities have precious little power.
The government's latest cost projections for its identity card scheme, which cut £975m from earlier estimates, have prompted fears that security will be compromised and costs transferred to citizens.
Up to half of the people who moved to the UK from the 2004 European Union accession countries have already left, according to research from the Institute for Public Policy Research. The think-tank's...
One certain result of Labour's rout in the May 1 elections is that it will become a tax-cutting party - or, at least, seek to portray itself as one ahead of a likely 2010 general election.
A resolution of the long-running row over funding the care of unaccompanied asylum-seeker children looks to be near, after ministers conceded that the existing regime needs to be overhauled and...
School crossing patrol staff will soon be carrying lollipop signs with inbuilt video cameras as councils crack down on incidents of 'lollipop rage' from motorists.
A poll by the Sutton Trust charity has shown that increasing numbers of 11 to 16-year-olds expect to enter higher education. The survey, released on April 28, found that 39% thought they were 'very...
Leading independent schools have joined the chorus of voices criticising school league tables, with two elite schools deciding to opt out of the system.
Members of the Public and Commercial Services union will consider escalating their action against the government's public sector pay cap at their annual conference later this month.
Whitehall's 'mania' for control over councils has created a climate of confusion, waste and apathy at local level, according to an esteemed public policy academic.
Keeping citizens' data centrally seemed such a good idea. It could help to catch terrorists, protect children, save patients' lives, and stop people from providing the same details to different...
Scotland's further education colleges have improved their financial performance, moving from an overall deficit of £6m in 2002/03 to a £16.9m surplus in 2006/07, according to Audit Scotland.
The Post Office is trying to slash its local branch network but residents are up in arms and councils are rushing to the rescue. So it's no surprise then that the closures have become a hot election...
The new Corporate Manslaughter Act came into effect this month, meaning that, for the first time, public and private organisations whose negligence causes death will face the full weight of the law
Local government is the biggest employer in the UK but too few graduates dream of a career in it. Add a shortage of young talent to an ageing top management and councils have a problem. Chris Leslie...
Concern over the growing number of students in university towns is leading government, town halls and student bodies to try to limit the impact on resident communities.
Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has announced a review of the way Britain's airports are run after a report from the Competition Commission said that BAA's monopoly was not necessarily in the public...
The success of the government's curriculum reforms for 14-19 year olds could be jeopardised unless Whitehall departments make their individual lines of responsibility clear, MPs have warned.
