The government must change the way it makes tax and budgetary decisions in order to avoid confusion, embarrassing u-turns and costly errors, expert analysts have said.
The Scottish Government has announced the first changes to its benefits regime under the welfare powers devolved by last year’s Scotland Act – but was criticised by its opponents for not...
Planned changes to the New Homes Bonus will have an adverse effect on communities, shrinking funding and reducing the incentive for new housebuilding, the District Councils Network has warned.
The trust responsible for the delivery of the Garden Bridge in London has issued a grave warning about the financial health of the scheme, raising fears that it may be cancelled.
The proportion of low-paid men working part time has quadrupled over the past 20 years, according to research published today by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Brexit and government plans to increase regulations faced by international students applying to UK universities could cost the country up to £2bn every year, the Higher Education Policy...
UK aid cash transfer programmes that have been excoriated in the press have been found to deliver strong value for money and reduce poverty by an aid watchdog.
The UK has edged further toward what critics decry as a move to privatise its aid budget after MPs passed a controversial bill through House of Commons yesterday.
Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay has told MSPs that he plans to use the Scottish Parliament’s new borrowing powers “to the max” to offset the effects of UK fiscal austerity.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has suggested salaries paid by companies delivering public sector contracts could be capped as part of plans to reduce pay inequality.
Almost three-quarters of local councils believe that the planning system is weighted too heavily in favour of developers at the expense of local democracy, according to a survey.
The public should avoid “inappropriate” visits to A&E in order to help the NHS meet its four-hour waiting time target, the health secretary Jeremy Hunt reiterated at a conference...
Income inequality fell to its lowest level since 1986 at the end of the last financial year, the Resolution Foundation noted as latest disposable income data was published.
HM Revenue & Customs has admitted that a multi-million pound project to reduce the costs of running its estate is “unrealistic”, according to the National Audit Office.
Fresh elections to the Northern Ireland Executive are expected in the coming weeks after Martin McGuinness resigned as deputy first minister in protest at the botched administration of a green energy...
Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to tackle the “hidden injustice” of mental illness, particularly among young people, by providing more training for teachers and companies in...
The government is now no longer the largest shareholder in Lloyds Bank the Treasury announced this morning, saying it had now recovered more than £18bn of the £20.3bn injected into the...
The main Scottish teaching union has warned that the proposed reforms of the nation’s school system are likely be a distraction from the task of improving education.
The vast majority of academics believe Brexit will be bad for higher education in the UK and many will consider leaving the country, according to a poll, sparking fears of a national ‘brain-...
