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4 Dec 20
Could systems in other countries offer direction to UK policymakers looking to reset the relationship between health and social care?
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20 Nov 20
London Borough of Bexley last week announced it is in discussions with Whitehall officials over an application to use capital borrowing to fund services. Council leader Teresa O'Neill and director of...
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18 Nov 20
Reports of the long-term death of the city centre might have been greatly exaggerated.
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29 Oct 20
Tyne and Wear Metro saw a 95% reduction in passengers at the beginning of lockdown. John Fenwick, director of finance and resources at the network’s owner and operator, Nexus, tells PF about the long...
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15 Oct 20
The impact of Covid-19 on financial markets has further underlined the need for public bodies to carefully consider their treasury management strategies
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1 Oct 20
PF examines how local authorities are making the most of their land and property in a post-Covid-19 world
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21 Sep 20
As in any crisis, financial criminals have exploited Covid-19 for their own gain, repurposing tried and tested fraud techniques. It is crucial that public finance professionals are well informed to...
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18 Sep 20
Infrastructure investment is seen as vital to post-pandemic recovery, but is it possible to provide a public transport network without the passenger numbers to fund it?
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8 Sep 20
Coronavirus has claimed over 700,000 lives and sparked a synchronised global downturn, but could it also sound the starting gun on transforming our society and public services?
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16 Jul 20
Councils have demonstrated their value like never before in helping tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. Finance departments may not be directly on the frontline, but their role ensuring that public money...
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13 Jul 20
Half of new jobs by 2030 will be green, Record GDP fall in April, Global economy to plunge into worst recession since Second World War- all in Numbers Game from the July 2020 edition of Public...
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7 Jul 20
Proponents of universal basic income believe their case has been strengthened by the sudden shock of the pandemic, with several countries implementing emergency schemes, but what form should it take...
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2 Jul 20
PF reveals the scale of the financial challenge posed to councils by Covid-19 and hears how finance chiefs are tackling budgets, given the lack of funding clarity.
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23 Jun 20
As Covid-19 blows most worst-case scenarios out of the water, what can we learn about preparing public finances for the unknown?
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19 Jun 20
The incentive to continue homeworking post-pandemic is likely to be heightened by the financial benefits it offers, but is it a realistic long-term prospect for the public sector?
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8 Jun 20
EU predicts deep and uneven recession, Covid-19 could drive half a million businesses to insolvency, US treasury to borrow a record $3trn this quarter - all in Numbers Game from the June 2020...
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5 Jun 20
With government borrowing set to soar to the highest annual level since the Second World War, what is the outlook for public finances?
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28 May 20
Compassionate leadership will become a basic requirement during the pandemic, but how can you keep team spirit going in the virtual workplace?
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19 May 20
With coronavirus prompting big questions about the kind of health and care system we need, Rachel Willcox asks whether it will lead to a fundamental restructuring of our NHS and improve the...
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18 May 20
Just as the 2008 crash unleashed the forces of political populism, speculation is now beginning about how the economic and social impact of Covid-19 will transform politics, writes Richard Vize.
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15 May 20
The jury is still out on whether OECD talks will succeed in introducing a global digital tax for multinational firms such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon.
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14 May 20
Local authorities have an important role to play in the UK’s goal to hit net-zero carbon emissions. But amid a flurry of ambitious pledges, Rachel Willcox asks whether they have bitten...
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14 May 20
As austerity continues to eat into education budgets, schools are coming up with creative ways to top up their money. Neil Merrick investigates.
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14 May 20
With half of the UK registering productivity levels about the same as the poorer parts of the former East Germany, the prime minister’s pledge to “level up every part of the country” is...
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14 May 20
The lifeline that commercial property investment offered many councils looks set to be cut in the face of a government clampdown on borrowing
4 Dec 20Could systems in other countries offer direction to UK policymakers looking to reset the relationship between health and social care?
20 Nov 20London Borough of Bexley last week announced it is in discussions with Whitehall officials over an application to use capital borrowing to fund services. Council leader Teresa O'Neill and director of...
18 Nov 20Reports of the long-term death of the city centre might have been greatly exaggerated.
29 Oct 20Tyne and Wear Metro saw a 95% reduction in passengers at the beginning of lockdown. John Fenwick, director of finance and resources at the network’s owner and operator, Nexus, tells PF about the long...
15 Oct 20The impact of Covid-19 on financial markets has further underlined the need for public bodies to carefully consider their treasury management strategies
1 Oct 20PF examines how local authorities are making the most of their land and property in a post-Covid-19 world
21 Sep 20As in any crisis, financial criminals have exploited Covid-19 for their own gain, repurposing tried and tested fraud techniques. It is crucial that public finance professionals are well informed to...
18 Sep 20Infrastructure investment is seen as vital to post-pandemic recovery, but is it possible to provide a public transport network without the passenger numbers to fund it?
8 Sep 20Coronavirus has claimed over 700,000 lives and sparked a synchronised global downturn, but could it also sound the starting gun on transforming our society and public services?
16 Jul 20Councils have demonstrated their value like never before in helping tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. Finance departments may not be directly on the frontline, but their role ensuring that public money...
13 Jul 20Half of new jobs by 2030 will be green, Record GDP fall in April, Global economy to plunge into worst recession since Second World War- all in Numbers Game from the July 2020 edition of Public...
7 Jul 20Proponents of universal basic income believe their case has been strengthened by the sudden shock of the pandemic, with several countries implementing emergency schemes, but what form should it take...
2 Jul 20PF reveals the scale of the financial challenge posed to councils by Covid-19 and hears how finance chiefs are tackling budgets, given the lack of funding clarity.
23 Jun 20As Covid-19 blows most worst-case scenarios out of the water, what can we learn about preparing public finances for the unknown?
19 Jun 20The incentive to continue homeworking post-pandemic is likely to be heightened by the financial benefits it offers, but is it a realistic long-term prospect for the public sector?
8 Jun 20EU predicts deep and uneven recession, Covid-19 could drive half a million businesses to insolvency, US treasury to borrow a record $3trn this quarter - all in Numbers Game from the June 2020...
5 Jun 20With government borrowing set to soar to the highest annual level since the Second World War, what is the outlook for public finances?
28 May 20Compassionate leadership will become a basic requirement during the pandemic, but how can you keep team spirit going in the virtual workplace?
19 May 20With coronavirus prompting big questions about the kind of health and care system we need, Rachel Willcox asks whether it will lead to a fundamental restructuring of our NHS and improve the...
18 May 20Just as the 2008 crash unleashed the forces of political populism, speculation is now beginning about how the economic and social impact of Covid-19 will transform politics, writes Richard Vize.
15 May 20The jury is still out on whether OECD talks will succeed in introducing a global digital tax for multinational firms such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon.
14 May 20Local authorities have an important role to play in the UK’s goal to hit net-zero carbon emissions. But amid a flurry of ambitious pledges, Rachel Willcox asks whether they have bitten...
14 May 20As austerity continues to eat into education budgets, schools are coming up with creative ways to top up their money. Neil Merrick investigates.
14 May 20With half of the UK registering productivity levels about the same as the poorer parts of the former East Germany, the prime minister’s pledge to “level up every part of the country” is...
14 May 20The lifeline that commercial property investment offered many councils looks set to be cut in the face of a government clampdown on borrowing
