Jack McConnell's ruthless Cabinet reshuffle is a political gamble which could rebound on Scotland's new first minister if his inexperienced appointees fail to deliver, according to a leading...
Chancellor Gordon Brown propelled the debate on the future funding of the National Health Service to the top of the political agenda as he announced a £1bn boost in spending for next year in his pre-...
A research study commissioned by the Treasury to test the effectiveness of public-private partnerships ran into trouble this week when it was accused of partiality.
Opposition parties have condemned the one-horse race to decide the leadership of the Scottish Labour Party and with it the role of first minister as 'pathetic'.
A decision to give free nursing care to all nursing home residents in Wales will put pressure on the government to simplify care funding in England, Help the Aged said this week.
The political future of Scottish First Minister Henry McLeish was under threat this week as a police investigation began into what he called an 'error' over income received from a tenant for space...
The new arrangements were introduced on October 1, categorising elderly patients requiring long-term nursing care into three funding categories £35, £70 and £110 per week following an assessment...
Scottish local authorities face a major reorganisation of backroom functions such as payroll and council tax collection as ministers increase the pressure for more joined-up work between councils.
Refugee groups have called on the Home Office to give councils more cash towards the dispersal of asylum seekers following the murder of a Kurdish man in Glasgow this week.
The foot and mouth crisis looks set to become the agricultural version of the Millennium Dome fiasco as the National Audit Office launches an investigation into the government's handling of the...
Councils and the police can now impose curfews on children as old as 15 if they deem them anti-social, following new laws that came into effect on August 1.
The head of the body representing Scotland's independent care homes is threatening to demand that local authorities are stripped of their elderly care responsibilities, blaming councils for the...
Final contracts that would allow the private sector preferred bidders to begin work on London Underground's deep Tube lines could be delayed by a further six months until next spring.
The Queen's golden jubilee next year will give 20 towns across Britain the chance to compete for the coveted status of cities, the government has announced.
Public sector bodies in Scotland will have to undergo tougher audit assessments from the autumn, following the introduction of a new code of practice by the auditor general and the Accounts...
Dumfries and Galloway Council is considering the closure of as many as a third of the region's primary schools as part of a sweeping overhaul of education provision.
The Private Finance Initiative this week emerged as an unlikely and crucial general election issue with the government's record on public spending being attacked on several fronts.