An ‘almost unique’ council with serious money problems should ask the Audit Commission to devise a less onerous inspection regime for it, according to a local government finance expert
Public sector trade unions today challenged the three main political parties to ‘come clean’ on their plans for local government pay during the election campaign’s final week
Public sector employers are ‘waking up’ to the vast spending cuts needed, having embarked on ‘mistaken’ recruitment policies since the economic downturn began, experts have said
Public sector ‘fat cats’ are the latest target of attacks as the financial crisis continues. Could independent remuneration committees restore faith in senior staff pay? Duncan Brown reports
Ministers should publish figures showing liabilities under the Private Finance Initiative alongside regular statistics on public sector debt, the Lords economic affairs select committee has urged.
Public sector plans for savings in Scotland will not be enough to meet the serious financial challenges that lie ahead, the country’s spending watchdog has warned.
