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    18 Jun 09
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    Change for the better
    12 Jun 09
    The recession presents a threat to the public sector - but it also offers managers an opportunity to innovate in ways they could not during the boom years.
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    Not stable, but not critical
    12 Jun 09
    The NHS will feel the recession keenly, having to cope with rising demand while trying to find savings.
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    Figure of justice
    12 Jun 09
    A new finance director at the Ministry of Justice talks about promotions, PhDs, and being named the Personality of the Year
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    Look before you leap
    12 Jun 09
    In a difficult financial climate for public services, the offer of a private sector solution might be tempting.
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    Centre cannot hold
    12 Jun 09
    The one part of the public sector that has resisted outsourcing is central government.
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    Over and out
    12 Jun 09
    While private companies have been contracting out services overseas for the past decade, public sector bodies have shown little interest so far.
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    Better out than in?
    12 Jun 09
    With the public sector forced to make huge efficiency savings, outsourcing is one likely option.
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    So what would you do in 2009?
    12 Jun 09
    Everyone has a view on the government’s mistakes. But coming up with solutions is another matter.
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    Continental drift
    12 Jun 09
    The recession has turned the world upside down, as free marketeers embrace state intervention and socialists dance to a different tune.
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    Against the tide
    12 Jun 09
    While all around fear for their jobs, the government is promising a major programme of public works to counter the effects of recession.
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    Safety in numbers
    12 Jun 09
    The new statistics authority bared its teeth when the government misused crime data last year. But there’s a way to go before public trust in official figures is restored
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    Spending plans on ice
    12 Jun 09
    A freeze on departmental spending is predicted by researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, based on the overall public expenditure squeeze detailed in last year’s Pre-Budget Report
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    The waiting game
    12 Jun 09
    Gordon Brown claims the Conservatives are the ‘do nothing’ party. But it makes sense to promote saving over lax lending and spending
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    Gissa training scheme
    12 Jun 09
    As the recession hits home, training and reskilling schemes are being used to ease the impact of soaring unemployment
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    One-track mind
    12 Jun 09
    Even before this week’s snowstorms, Britain’s railways were heading into heavy financial weather.
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    A hard lesson to learn
    12 Jun 09
    The Baby P case has thrown up some serious questions about the merging of children’s education and social services.
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    Forewarned is forearmed
    12 Jun 09
    Fraud was an underlying cause of the current recession, and is bound to become a growing problem as the economy worsens.
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    Divided we fall?
    12 Jun 09
    The Local Government Association has been under fire for everything from Icelandic investments to gritting the icy roads, all while in a state of turmoil after internal battles.
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    Root and branch
    12 Jun 09
    Housing associations are digging deep and increasingly turning to financial self-help measures - such as lending to one another - to fend off the worst effects of the credit crunch.
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    Band aid for councils
    12 Jun 09
    Everyone agrees that the council tax is unfair, but is there an alternative property tax?
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    Keeping PFI on the road
    12 Jun 09
    The banks have been pulling out of the Private Finance Initiative and the contractors are struggling.
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    Work in progress
    12 Jun 09
    Welsh voters were lukewarm about devolution over a decade ago.
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    Concrete promises?
    12 Jun 09
    The government has vowed to remove the barriers preventing councils from building homes, but they might be replaced by others.
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    Duty of care
    12 Jun 09
    Frontline public sector services are what people turn to when they’re hit by unemployment, repossessions and debt crises.

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