The three biggest unions in the UK have announced plans for a co-ordinated round of industrial action in November against the government’s public sector pension changes.
Whitehall needs to better understand the impact of means-testing benefits if it is to achieve value for money from them, the National Audit Office says today.
Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles has admitted that the government was 'a tad optimistic' to believe the Community Budgets initiative could be co-ordinated across Whitehall without a minister...
Controversial planned changes to the parliamentary constituency maps of England and Northern Ireland would not increase the costs of running elections, according to election expert John Turner.
The government confirmed today that it is considering spending more to protect the transport network in severe winter, after last December's snow cost the UK economy £280m a day.
Banks’ high street operations should be separated from their investment arms to reduce the risk of the system needing government bail-outs, a long awaited report into the future of UK banking...
Trades Union Congress general secretary Brendan Barber has admitted that he cannot predict whether it will be possible for the unions to strike a deal with the government on changes to public sector...
The UK’s economic recovery will remain ‘weak’ throughout the rest of 2011, but growth will improve in 2012, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has said.
The FDA and Prospect unions are to ballot on industrial action this autumn if the government does not rescind the proposed increase in civil servants’ pension contributions from April 2012.
The Scottish Government is to press ahead with single forces for the police and fire services despite opposition from councils, the first minister announced today.
The government’s decision to award a contract to construct 1,200 new train carriages to a German factory has cost the Treasury £20m in tax receipts, MPs have been told
