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...
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...
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...
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.
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?
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
With 3.5 billion users worldwide, social media offers an unprecedented chance to reach out to stakeholders on a much more personalised level, but it’s not all plain sailing, as the Ashridge...
Chance of meeting economic growth plans only one-in-five, global cost of virus outbreak set to soar, council tax rise likely for most of england - all in Numbers Game from the March...
A combination of demographic changes, skills shortages, resource constraints and competition with the private sector means recruiting for local authority finance teams has never been harder
Being able to have a say over your working hours has great attractions for both managers and employees, if the potential pitfalls are acknowledged from the outset
CIPFA’s chief executive warns that government proposals to restrict council investment in commercial property could signal a more prescriptive approach.
From Universal Credit to Crossrail, local government finances to central government IT projects, the National Audit Office has shone a light on some of the biggest public finance challenges of recent...
If your organisation is stuck in bureaucratic, hierarchical ways that worked in a production economy but can only fail in the new world of work, here’s how to level up
Increasing homelessness, parliament ‘misled’ over HS2 costs, 2019 bumper year for public procurement, 18 million health workers wanted - all in Numbers Game from the February...
