Economists have warned that the cost of government borrowing could rise after grim public finance figures prompted a credit ratings agency to downgrade its outlook for the UK
Council leaders and the Scottish Government have been accused of denying the public and MSPs vital information on the progress of a policy concordat by holding talks in secret
The Operational Efficiency Programme puts public services under renewed pressure to save money by rationalising back-office functions. It's a big challenge, and accurate data and strong management...
Public sector pensions are the focus of efficiency plans for all the major political parties. But any change to schemes could have knock-on effects that would be detrimental to short-term and long-...
New Labour has made great play of its shiny new schools, hospitals and transport projects. But, reports Paul Gosling, this great building programme is about to come to a grinding halt as capital...
A Labour backbench rebellion over the government’s plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail could take place against a background of strikes by London postal workers
Welfare -to-work experts, including the biggest potential private supplier of services, are concerned that some providers might underperform to the point where they need bailing out by government
A Commons committee has called on the government to adopt a ‘public health’ approach to knife crime, with early intervention, more education and more support for offenders
The Scottish Government is on track to cut the number of quangos by at least 25% and streamline the scrutiny of public bodies, Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced
About a third of further education colleges face serious financial problems after last year’s collapse of a flagship rebuilding programme, finance directors were warned this week
Treasury officials have assured MPs that £26.5bn savings made under the Gershon programme are ‘real’, but have said checks on the renewed efficiency drive would be ‘more rigorous’
The director general of the BBC has defended his record amid criticism from MPs that the organisation is spending too much on presenters and failing to measure value for money effectively
Former communities and local government secretary Hazel Blears has been praised for her commitment to community politics and public participation in decision-making
The Treasury's Operational Efficiency Programme reads like a Soviet five-year plan; and is probably about as achievable. Tony Travers wades through Whitehall's radical blueprint for public sector...
