The fiasco of Edinburgh’s new trams has plumbed fresh depths of chaos, after city councillors unexpectedly reversed a previous decision and voted to terminate the one line that survives from the...
The government has reached an agreement with Switzerland to tackle offshore tax evasion. This is expected will secure billions of pounds of unpaid tax for the UK exchequer.
Public sector bodies in Scotland may struggle to make the required savings to their budget this year, risking the future delivery of effective public services, auditors are warning.
The decision to abolish cheques was taken by an unaccountable, industry dominated body that does not act in the interests of consumers, MPs said today.
A Scottish policing ‘summit’ today heard a string of speakers accuse ministers of railroading Scotland towards a single national police force without having made a convincing case that it can deliver...
Councils have called for the government to speed up the introduction of new powers that will allow local authorities to charge fees to utility companies who dig up roads.
The government is being called upon to review the education provision available to young people with learning difficulties and disabilities after inspectors found that too few progress from school to...
Scotland’s flagship policy of free higher education is facing a legal challenge that could have serious implications both for the funding of the policy and for the wider devolution settlement.
The system used by the Ministry of Defence to supply the armed forces is now 'at critical risk of failure' and could leave frontline troops short of crucial equipment within a month, MPs have warned.
An influential committee of MPs has said that funding public infrastructure through the Private Finance Initiative does not provide taxpayers with good value for money, and should be used ‘sparingly...
The body that led the consultation on the government’s controversial NHS reforms has been asked to undertake further work by the Department for Health.
Scotland’s local authorities have poured scorn on the Scottish Government’s business case for merging the eight fire services into one, claiming it won’t save the money claimed and could cut up to 1,...
Councils in England fear that the government schemes to cover the cost of the damage caused by the riots might leave them out of pocket, leading to uncertainty over what support they can offer those...
Welsh ministers should monitor how much is spent through its Merlin contract, which provides IT services for the government and Assembly, auditors have said.
Almost two-thirds of public sector workers plan to stay in their current jobs and few have any intention of moving to the private sector, according to a survey by recruitment consultancy Badenoch...
