Tax rises or looser fiscal plans would be needed before chancellor Philip Hammond could remove the public sector pay cap, unfreeze benefits and undo planned spending cuts, the Resolution...
The group set up to review Scotland’s budget process has urged radical reform to reflect that increased proportions of money will now be raised in the country.
A 12-strong coalition of organisations concerned with rural areas has warned these face becoming “enclaves of the affluent” unless the government acts on the lack of affordable housing...
Campaign groups hoping to open new rail lines or stations must assemble a persuasive business case and know how to access funds, a new guide to the process advises.
Faith in the effectiveness of Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships to help transform services and re-balance NHS finances has improved significantly, according to the Healthcare Financial...
CIPFA has called on local government to be alert for five warning signs of financial stress and has set out how it can build resilience into plans and operations.
The six mayor-led combined authorities risk becoming “a curiosity of history” as there is little evidence to back their assumption that devolution will improve local economies.
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea faces government intervention in the wake of its much-criticised response to the Grenfell Tower fire disaster.
The UK’s aid agency this week launches new funding schemes for small charities and projects focused on diversity, inclusion and eliminating the drivers of intolerance.
Councils face a funding gap of £5.8bn by 2020 and should be “at the front of the queue” for spending if the government retreats from austerity, according to the Local...
Staff whose pay is determined by public sector pay review bodies (PRB) saw their earnings fall by 3.1% in the decade to 2015, research for the Office of Manpower Economics has found.
Some 425,000 houses are planned for green belt sites, of which more than 70% will be unaffordable, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has said.
The leader brought in as a new broom at the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea served in its cabinet until less than three weeks before the Grenfell Tower fire disaster.
The number of British nurses and midwives quitting the profession has outstripped the number of new joiners for the first time in recent history, according to the professional regulator.
The government does not know the extent of the mental health problem in prisons nor how much it will cost to address, the National Audit Office has found.
