England's local government elections came and went with hardly a whimper, let alone a bang, but many previously hung councils have now taken on a particular political hue and in 23 it's blue
Head teachers must end their war with the government over the 'workload agreement', the outgoing head of the National Association of Head Teachers warned this week.
Scottish local authorities are fuming at First Minister Jack McConnell's hint that a report on the future of the council tax might be delayed until after the 2007 Holyrood elections.
Increased rights for the homeless in Scotland have led to a flood of applications, with one in every 100 Scots seeking accommodation, it was disclosed this week.
It's not just politicians who have a problem with trust. There's also declining confidence in public services. Alex Klaushofer asks whether reputation management is the answer
Public bodies' use of private management consultants continued to expand rapidly in 2004, with payments to external advisers reaching £1.9bn, according to a new study.
The Association of London Government is to conduct its first equal pay audit to counter any potentially discriminatory practices in the treatment of its workforce.
Sir Michael Lyons has insisted that all possibilities are still open in his root-and-branch review of local government finance, despite Nick Raynsford's comments last week that higher council tax...
The Scottish Executive has warned that it will take action against councils that fail to pass on cash allocated for the employment of extra support staff in schools to tackle bullying and antisocial...
The local government landscape is expected to take on a bluer hue on May 5 as the Conservatives aim to capture more councils from Labour in the forgotten election.
Politicians have been doing battle over the need for public sector efficiency savings. But councils are already teaming up with their neighbours and other public bodies to make major economies of...
Whatever the election outcome, the fate of the deputy prime minister's department hangs in the balance. Peter Hetherington predicts some delicate times ahead for the office running Whitehall-town...
The Public Finance Public Servants of the Year Awards were presented last week at a glittering event in London. Editor Mike Thatcher describes the reactions of the team and individual winners and...
Private and voluntary bodies could deliver almost a fifth of all public services by 2007, boosted by massive outsourcing plans across the defence, education and health sectors.
The system of local authority capital finance in England is not working, despite improvements since the introduction of the Prudential Code, a new study claims.
In just four years, the capital's bus network has got bigger, better and faster with millions more passenger journeys each year. David Harding reports on London Buses, the command and control team...
Jo McCullagh goes where many others fear to tread docksides, lorry drivers' cafés and construction sites to hand out condoms, apples and safer sex literature. Her innovative efforts to...
