The vast majority of public sector finance directors expect an acceleration of Gershon-style efficiency demands over the next few years, according to a CIPFA survey
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
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
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
A radical rethink of the role and purpose of public services is needed in the face of a ‘perfect storm’ of new demands and complexities, the 2020 Public Services Trust has said.
The Public and Commercial Services union has condemned the British Council’s plans to cut up to 500 jobs over the next two years and outsource work to India.
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.
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.
The recession presents a threat to the public sector - but it also offers managers an opportunity to innovate in ways they could not during the boom years.
A freeze on departmental spending is predicted by researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, based on the overall public expenditure squeeze detailed in last year’s Pre-Budget Report
Housing associations are digging deep and increasingly turning to financial self-help measures - such as lending to one another - to fend off the worst effects of the credit crunch.
The financial crisis has thrust Treasury select committee chair John McFall into the limelight. He talked to Judy Hirst about bankers, bonuses - and dealing with hooligans
