It was a good week for those who prefer their public services to be run by the state. Not only did the government announce it was taking over the East Coast Main Line rail franchise, but ministers...
Local authority transport chiefs have called on ministers to come clean over suspected funding cuts, fearing grants for local schemes will be the main victim of shrinking budgets.
The Highways Agency has finally signed off its Private Finance Initiative deal to widen the M25 motorway without a Treasury bail-out - although the project’s costs have risen by almost a quarter to £...
The Conservatives have called on the government to use public funds to rescue Private Finance Initiative projects that have ground to a halt because of the credit crunch
Essex County Council is to bail out district councils that have lost money on the controversial concessionary bus fares scheme, which allows free travel on most buses in England by people who are...
Taxpayers will have to find £81m to cover the ‘stupendous incompetence’ of the Department for Transport following its failure to implement plans for its shared service centre, a senior...
Scotland’s public transport agency is managing the franchise for passenger rail services effectively but there is room for improvement, a watchdog report has concluded
Unions have slammed government proposals to sell off a string of public agencies and assets as ‘reckless’, while the Treasury admitted this week that the poor state of the economy could...
Delivery of the new Employment and Support Allowance, which replaces Incapacity Benefit, will rely on manual processes and postal services for the first nine months because a new £295m computer...
Economists have raised questions over the government's plan to bring borrowing back to 'sustainable' levels after a Keynesian boost in spending to lift the economy
The Highways Agency's case to use a public-private partnership contract for an improved motorway communications system was 'doubtful', the Commons Public Accounts Committee has said
Chancellor Alistair Darling's Keynesian plans to increase public spending and borrowing in a bid to lift the economy stirred controversy this week as Opposition politicians attacked the...
The crisis in the markets has left a trail of financial giants in tatters. Public services, especially those with Icelandic investments, are feeling the strain. Paul Gosling reports on how the sector...
The Department for Transport's takeover of passenger rail franchise awards has provided savings to both taxpayers and passengers, according to a report from the National Audit Office.
Attempts by the public sector to promote innovation in cities have been too narrowly focused on support services for science and technology, a think-tank has said
Against all the odds, Number 10 is banking on its latest economic rescue package to turn round the PM's and the party's fortunes. As Labour's annual conference convenes, Peter Riddell weighs up their...
