Real food is back on the political menu, after TV chef Jamie Oliver shamed the government over junk meals in schools. But despite all the noise, is there enough will and cash to give every school...
Everyone from the Lonely Planet tourist guides to think-tank boffins agree that Britain's city centres now beat anything on offer in Europe. What is responsible for this transformation, asks Will...
Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt will come under pressure to put together a financial rescue package for the NHS in Norfolk after government auditors confirmed that the local trust is paying over the...
The leader of Whitehall's latest professional body this week outlined his ambitious plan to improve working conditions for health sector managers, calling for talks with ministers over pay, pensions...
The catering workforce in schools needs to be massively expanded if schoolchildren are to be given healthy and nutritious meals, Unison said this week.
Proposals to reform the state second pension outlined by the CBI this week are under active consideration and could form part of the government's response to Britain's retirement crisis.
The government has pledged to help councils manage extra costs incurred by a decision to reverse reforms to the local government pension scheme, Public Finance has learned.
NHS staff who gain unauthorised access to patients' electronic records could be sacked, face criminal charges or be fined thousands of pounds, the Department of Health said this week.
One day soon, the British public are going to wake up and find that their prime minister has changed. But will they be able to tell the difference between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown? Tony Travers...
The body charged with overhauling the quality of school meals met for the first time this week to begin work on developing minimum nutritional standards.
The government's education plans for its third term will threaten working relations between schools and local government, teaching leaders warned this week.
Senior civil servants will shortly take legal advice over the Cabinet Office's plan to reform Whitehall pensions, amid growing concerns that proposed changes could breach human rights or sex...
The prime minister has retained some familiar faces as the next phase of public sector reform gets under way. This will tackle pensions, choice and private provision. Karen Day assesses the tasks...
Work and Pensions Secretary David Blunkett has dismissed claims that the government's proposed welfare reform package could punish the genuinely sick or disabled by forcing them back to work.
The architect of Whitehall's attempt to broaden the skills base of the civil service has warned potential mandarins that the standard for senior posts will be higher than ever in future.
David Blunkett would face stern opposition from businesses if he introduced compulsory savings in response to the escalating retirement crisis, experts have warned.
The new Labour government needs to get a grip on spiralling public sector absence rates, which cost the economy more than £4bn last year, business leaders have urged.
Prime Minister Tony Blair is at odds with the Treasury over civil service pay reforms, but must quickly reach agreement to help combat gender inequalities, a leading Whitehall trade unionist has...