Figures showing that Scotland spends over 20% more per head on health and social care than England have highlighted the post-devolution variations in public services and concerns over the Barnett...
The council tax in London should be scrapped and replaced with a local income tax, which would go straight into the coffers of the Greater London Authority, former mayor Ken Livingstone has told...
A cross-government policy for managing the impacts of migration has been criticised for failing to do enough to support local services and for 'stoking up community tensions'.
Walkouts by public sector workers are almost entirely responsible for a surge in the number of strike days recorded in the UK last year, official figures have revealed.
The new independent watchdog for social housing has been renamed, just eight months after it was given the title of the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords.
The constant changes in the public sector, combined with the government's sudden brake on funding, continue to challenge finance directors. So what does the future hold for the role? Public Finance...
CIPFA's president elect talks to Mike Thatcher about her priorities, and the skills she has acquired as the National Audit Office's assistant auditor general
The effects of last summer's floods are still being felt by the hardest-hit regions. Councils planning to minimise the future costs of such events must revisit and update their risk assessments, says...
Ahead of his address to the CIPFA conference, John Prescott talks to Vivienne Russell about the most pressing issues that Labour faces, and what he considers to be his legacy to local government from...
The poorest children are missing out on money earmarked for their education because councils are choosing to spread the funds across all the pupils in their areas, according to economic experts.
Cross-departmental working and 'continual improvement' in public services are critical if the government is to meet its main targets, the chief secretary to the Treasury has said.
The government has pumped £1bn into introducing market-style reforms in the NHS, but they have not yet brought significant benefits to patients, two watchdogs have found.
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has announced more cash for Planning Aid, to enable people to have a voice in the planning process. Blears said on June 2: 'The Planning Reform Bill currently going...
The minority Scottish National Party administration at Holyrood is facing further problems over its plans for a local income tax after admitting that tens of thousands of students could be liable to...
Do the government's abysmal poll ratings spell New Labour's decline and fall? Tony Travers says the PM's only way back is to trust the people and devolve power particularly in the public services
Spiralling oil prices may not be doing much for the economy but they're giving a political boost to Alex Salmond. The first minister is cleverly using the crisis to divert attention from his little...
Regional development agencies have long drawn Conservative fire. But the government's plans to give more powers to city-regions may appear attractive to Tories keen to make inroads into Labour...
