The government is to give a £6m boost to volunteer training as part of its response to recommendations from the Commission on the Future of Volunteering.
Peter Robinson is happy to talk about his work as Northern Ireland finance minister. But Ian Paisley's resignation means he's going to have to face up to that succession question very soon, says Paul...
Benefits reform is back centre stage, with new get-tough policies for a part-privatised jobs service. The welfare czar talks to Judy Hirst about breaking the dependency habit
A lack of infrastructure, affordable housing and service provision is leaving rural residents feeling like 'second-class citizens', according to a report.
Next week's statement will be a severe test for the chancellor. There's a squeeze on spending and no appetite for tax rises, so what are Alistair Darling's options? PF convened a round table of...
The Treasury's expert accountancy advisers have backed delaying central government's implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards by a year, because two key departments cannot meet...
The NHS is approaching 60 and as deficits turn into surpluses it's not looking bad for its age. But now everyone is anticipating the health minister's final report, and asking how much his...
Social care will continue to deteriorate unless the government urgently reviews its spending plans and radically overhauls the system, campaigners have warned.
The new GPs' contract introduced in 2004 has cost £1.76bn more than the Department of Health planned and led to GP partners' income soaring by 58% over three years.
Three-year spending plans that happen every two years; greater accountability promises that actually sideline Parliament Comprehensive Spending Reviews are looking more like science fiction than a...
The Home Office's failure to have its accounts in good working order was 'inexcusable', its permanent secretary told a Treasury and CIPFA-hosted symposium on financial management in London on...
Thousands of unemployed people will have to prepare themselves for employment through training or work experience or risk losing the Jobseeker's Allowance, Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell...
The government must provide greater long-term mental health care for armed forces veterans and families, the Commons defence select committee has urged.
Monitor has issued a 'hands-off' warning to the Department of Health and told NHS foundation trusts they must rethink their relationships with their strategic health authorities.
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced a plan for tackling violent crime just three days ahead of a National Audit Office report warning that the government lacked a long-term strategic approach to...
Despite receiving real-terms funding increases, the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills is busy making value-for-money savings, with science and second-chance students among the losers...
The Healthcare Commission is to carry out a nationwide study of mental health units for older people after finding that nurses in these wards were more likely to be attacked than those treating...
