Councils have today been urged to become ‘social venture capitalists’ by contributing more funding towards regional developments that might have stalled following spending cuts.
The government is seeking bids for pilot community learning trusts in England, which will aim to give local people and businesses more say over adult education courses in their area.
Governments must reduce debt levels to 50% of gross domestic product or lower to provide a safety margin against future economic shocks, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...
The International Monetary Fund has backed the UK government’s plans to link the state retirement age to increases in longevity, warning that the costs of an ageing population could ‘threaten the...
The next generation of enterprise zones is now up and running, offering businesses tax breaks and planning freedoms, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles said today.
Improving the governance of state-run enterprises would help to restore confidence in public institutions in the Middle East and North Africa in the wake of the Arab Spring, the Organisation for...
A new VAT liability could cancel out the savings from creating national police and fire & rescue services in Scotland, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader has claimed.
International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has called for higher contributions from member countries, warning that there is a need to ‘increase our firepower’ in response to the...
David Cameron will today defend the government’s economic policy, including changes to public sector pensions, when he launches the Conservatives’ campaign for next month’s local elections.
A £600m ‘Big Society’ fund was launched today by Prime Minister David Cameron to help charities and community groups expand and become more business-like.
The Liberal Democrats kicked off their local election campaign yesterday by highlighting their achievements in English councils and as members of the coalition government.
Surrey County Council’s decision to run some of its libraries entirely with volunteers was ruled unlawful in the High Court today, in the latest legal challenge to local government spending proposals.
The British Chambers of Commerce said today that Britain would avoid recession, estimating that gross domestic product grew by 0.3% in the first three months of the year.
