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.
Scottish local government leaders have endorsed Jack McConnell's future legislative programme as one that will make a 'real difference to real people'.
A £90m Private Finance Initiative scheme for schools in Newcastle was this week heralded as 'the future of local service provision in the region', after a historic agreement extended workers'...
A new 'concordat' between unions and the Scottish Executive could result in fewer private finance deals being signed north of the border, according to the Scottish Trades Union Congress.
Audit Scotland this week raised serious concerns over a string of poorly managed borrowing, purchasing and outsourcing arrangements by councils north of the border.
Debts of up to £500m inherited by English primary care trusts should be written off by the government, an influential group of NHS professionals has said.
Councils that set up more than one new registered social landlord to accommodate large stock transfers have been warned against creating over-complex group structures.
A white paper supposed to point the way forward for Scottish local government has failed to resolve one of the most contentious issues whether or not to introduce proportional representation for...
London Mayor Ken Livingstone's decision this week to introduce congestion charges on the capital's crammed roads could pave the way for other big cities to follow.
Glasgow contains the three most deprived areas in Britain, according to a study by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) which ranks parliamentary constituencies by their levels of poverty and social...
Leader of the Commons Robin Cook has backed what he called the most fundamental overhaul ever of select committees. The modernisation committee, which Cook chairs, recommends limiting party...
Senior mandarins are increasingly confident of heading off the unwelcome spectre of a business leader being imposed as civil service chief when Sir Richard Wilson retires in August.
Housing associations will be able to apply for a share of a £300m renewal fund under a programme announced this week by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Bank of Scotland.
Scottish health unions have called for an investigation into a possible link between poor hygiene practices in hospitals and the rapid spread of a stomach virus across Scottish wards.
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