When work/life balance is upset by longer working hours, snatched breaks and increased stress, your energy reserves can drain over the working day. Angela Muir offers advice on how to replenish your...
Cuts of 20% to police funding were among the deepest austerity measures and the election of PCCs was highly controversial. So why are the reforms hailed as a success?
The chancellor will use the Budget to reinforce the prime minister’s recovery message to the World Economic Forum at Davos. But rising house prices and consumption threaten to suck in imports, while...
As the Audit Commission prepares to leave the stage, its current controller reviews the public sector watchdog’s achievements over more than three decades – and the challenges to come before it takes...
The likelihood of some English councils becoming unviable has been increased by a funding system that favours the wealthiest parts of the country. To avoid a financial crisis, the government must...
The nation's biggest asset is transport infrastructure, but local highways may be undervalued by £200bn. Now accountants and engineers can agree a figure
It’s a daunting task having to manage large property portfolios in the public sector. Adopting a centralised approach permits both financial savings and organisational efficiences, as Jane Lowrie...
One year on from the Francis report on the Mid Staffs scandal, the NHS faces a huge challenge. How to reconcile the radical quality improvements it calls for with the severe financial pressures...
It can be lonely out there for local government digital leaders. Is it time to invest in a Whitehall-style support network, to drive forward digital change?
Just as growth returns, a new housing crisis is edging its way up the political agenda. So can Sir Michael Lyons put some flesh on Labour’s plans for a mass housebuilding programme that will help get...
New year, new challenges. In 2014 there will be more funding cuts, more upheavals and ever more demand for public services. The best way to motivate your team in trying times is to lead from the...
Lurking under treacherous public spending waters is an iceberg of off-balance sheet costs and other hidden debts. Future generations will have to pick up the tab
A return to economic growth will bring no relief for the public sector. Crushing austerity is here to stay for at least a decade, whoever is in office. So what will this vice-like grip on the...
Being a public sector leader in challenging times is tough. Constant change means managers need to oversee programmes that affect themselves and their staff. Mo Vontz offers ten top tips for success
The government’s half-hearted approach to fiscal consolidation is like going on a crash diet, but still not getting the desired result. It’s time to wise up to the fact that eliminating the deficit...
The average Briton is in denial about the burgeoning costs of old age. But then, so are politicians. Radical reforms to the housing and planning systems are needed to avert a pensions and care crisis
