Council tax increases in London and the Southeast are set to soar above 25% for the first time, fuelling allegations that the government has shifted significant resources to the Midlands and the...
Paul Boateng, the chief secretary to the Treasury, has been confirmed as the closing speaker at this year's CIPFA conference.
Other high-profile contributors include Charles Kennedy, the leader of...
Health Secretary Alan Milburn has announced a new deal for NHS consultants, which is being hailed in many quarters as a move to give senior doctors sabbaticals of up to three months.
Employers and the Fire Brigades Union were effectively given a deadline of three months to negotiate a strike settlement or face a loss of substantial power as the patience of the government finally...
The pressures involved in recruiting and retaining Britain's best teachers are already plentiful, but UK education officials now face stiff competition from a most unlikely source the US's deprived...
A Left-leaning think-tank is calling for greater scrutiny of Private Finance Initiative schemes entered into by central and local government, after it revealed that only 6% of the contracts have had...
Opposition parties have accused Scotland's Labour-dominated coalition of taking the electorate for granted by drawing up plans for the whole of the next Parliament.
The Scottish trade unions and the Executive this week agreed an 'employment protocol' on the two-tier workforce, while English unions wait patiently for news of their promised review.
The visibly deteriorating state of council housing is a political predicament that has haunted successive governments.
In Scotland, the issue of how to tackle an outstanding repair and investment...
Transport commissioner Bob Kiley has attacked London Regional Transport for giving 'illegal' financial guarantees to one of the consortiums involved in the controversial part-privatisation of the...
Incentive payments for consultants who spend most of their time working for the NHS and a scheme to elevate junior doctors to consultant level earlier in their careers could form pillars of the...
Scotland's First Minister Jack McConnell was fighting this week to distance himself from a constituency funding scandal that threatens to mar his term of office.
Proposals by Scotland's first minister to improve the workings of the European Union have been backed by the body that represents Europe's devolved governments, local authorities and regions.
Devolution campaigners have attacked as an 'insult' a claim by business leaders that elected assemblies will be full of mediocre politicians not up to the challenges their regions face.
SNP leader John Swinney has accused the Scottish Executive of indulging in 'Enron-style accounting' in its presentation of Scotland's cut of July's Spending Review.
Scottish Borders Council is downplaying reports that the Scottish Executive and Scottish Enterprise have backtracked over public funding for a £77m rail project that could help the area.
The Scottish Executive this week moved to counter severe criticism over its record on NHS waiting lists by buying a £37.5m private hospital and pouring £15m into an initiative to relieve bed blocking.