Labour leader Ed Miliband today indicated that local government, one of the areas worst hit by the coalition's spending cuts, would not have been let off the hook by a Labour government
The government's regional growth programme has received a boost with renewed backing from the prime minister, private sector endorsement and more cash to pay for research
New jobs in the public sector hit a record low last month, at less than half the level recorded in December 2009, latest figures show. But demand for qualified accountants continues to rise.
Three more Local Enterprise Partnerships have been approved. Partnerships for New Anglia (covering Norfolk and Suffolk), the Black Country and Worcestershire were given the green light by Business...
Chancellor George Osborne has come under pressure to reveal how much money the government hopes to generate through asset sales during the Comprehensive Spending Review period
Only five years ago, Danny Alexander was working for a national park. Now, after a rapid ascent, he is second in command at the Treasury and is vital to maintaining the coalition. He talks...
The strategy for tackling child poverty should be overhauled, with more funding targeted during the first five years of life, according to a major review published today
Plans hailed as the biggest transfer of financial powers to Scotland since the Act of Union have been set out by the coalition government in Westminster
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has called on local authorities to spend more of their reserves to cushion the impact of the recession, accusing some of 'turning town hall vaults into Fort Knox'.
The UK economy is expected to grow more strongly this year than previously anticipated, while fewer jobs will be lost in the public sector, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility
The higher education sector has 'strong cash balances and healthy levels of reserves' as it moves into a period of 'unprecedented difficulty', university leaders were told this morning
Should the public sector start drowning its sorrows as the cuts kick in? Doom merchants certainly seem to think so. But perhaps in reality the glass is half full and not half empty. Tony Travers...
The first elected chair of the Treasury select committee seems to be in good shape to take on ministers, with a background as an economist and adviser to chancellors. And he's proud to be exercising...
