Central government

  • Public Finance
    19 Jun 09
    There's no getting away from it - public bodies are going to have to find more savings. But there are ways of making this less painful, particularly for those that start now. Mike Turley explains
  • Public Finance
    19 Jun 09
    With public finances in disarray, funding for third world projects might be vulnerable. But, Caroline Rickatson argues, it remains in the UK's interest to continue offering aid
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    The BBC is under fire from all sides, over everything from the licence fee to its staff salaries. And it is about to move home. Director general Mark Thompson talks exclusively to David Williams...
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    The CIPFA Manifesto, to be launched next week, sets out the institute's ideas for restoring confidence in government. Steve Freer gives a flavour of its content
  • Alistair Campbell
    18 Jun 09
    Jeered and cheered in equal measure, Alastair Campbell gained notoriety as Tony Blair’s Rottweiler of a spin doctor. And he’s as forthright as ever, as Tash Shifrin discovers
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    The new CIPFA president talks to Public Finance editor Mike Thatcher about tackling the recession and climate change - and why Eastern thinking could bring enlightenment to our own public sector
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    Gordon Brown's government is making a last-ditch attempt to regain the policy and political high ground. But the options for public services are limited, whoever is in power, says Tony Travers
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    The Appeal Court’s ruling against a group of London boroughs’ insurance mutual has brought calls for the new communities secretary to clarify the wellbeing power
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    Child poverty campaigners are hoping the newly reshuffled government will review its stance on welfare reform.
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    Local authority transport chiefs have called on ministers to come clean over suspected funding cuts, fearing grants for local schemes will be the main victim of shrinking budgets.
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    The public sector in Wales is embracing a more collaborative approach to service provision and facing the challenge of constrained spending, the finance minister has said.
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    The Scottish Government has underlined its commitment to providing accurate information to MSPs after a damning parliamentary report on senior civil servants.
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    Proposals to make outsourcing deals more attractive by removing pension costs from contracts have been rejected by unions and the Treasury.
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    The architect of the welfare to work programme has said that the government’s Flexible New Deal needs some serious rethinking in the light of the recession.
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    Trade union Unison has warned that taxpayers face a £217bn bill for Private Finance Initiative projects over the next 25 years, and renewed its call for the scheme to be axed.
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    Housing minister John Healey has disappointed local authority leaders by failing to unveil changes to the housing finance system.
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    BBC bosses have defended the broadcaster’s licence fee funding arrangement amid government proposals that it should be shared with other broadcasters for the first time.
  • Public Finance
    18 Jun 09
    Ministers and Opposition leaders have traded renewed accusations about each party’s failure to be upfront about its plans for public spending.
  • Public Finance
    15 Jun 09
    MPs have condemned shrinking investment in defence research, saying Britain’s military capability and role in the world could be diminished unless the cuts are reversed...
  • Public Finance
    15 Jun 09
    An independent review has strongly criticised the government for ignoring a looming crisis over the modernisation of further education colleges in England.
  • Public Finance
    15 Jun 09
    The average right-to-buy discount has fallen from 27% to 11% in the past ten years.
  • Public Finance
    15 Jun 09
    The NHS does not know how much it is spending on management consultants or whether they are providing value for money, according to MPs.
  • Public Finance
    15 Jun 09
    The Department for Transport should rethink how it reduces taxpayer risk following the collapse of London Underground contractor Metronet, according to the National Audit Office...
  • Public Finance
    15 Jun 09
    Adults with autism are not receiving effective services because agencies do not have sufficient data or understanding of the condition, the National Audit Office has found...
  • Public Finance
    15 Jun 09
    Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has urged public sector chiefs to waive their bonus payments for the current year.

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