The 'complex' structure of Scotland's public finance audit system is not widely understood and should be simplified, an influential commission has suggested.
Around 2,000 health service jobs will be lost in Northern Ireland in the next three years as part of efficiency savings, Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has said
Economists have warned that the government's £500bn banking sector rescue package will lead to a further squeeze on public spending in two to three years' time and put public sector debt at its...
Councils must take a sustainable approach to efficiency over the next three years if they are to achieve the £4.9bn savings expected, the Audit Commission has said
Lansley slates hospital rating system
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has slammed the Healthcare Commission's performance measurement system for hospitals, saying it didn't tell patients...
Conservative proposals to establish an independent Office for Budget Responsibility could fail to fulfil the party's ambition of lowering public debt, senior economists have warned.
Government plans to build up to ten eco-towns by 2020 should not be abandoned in the face of strong protests by residents, a coalition of housing and other groups is demanding.
Labour local authorities and trade unions have reacted with fury to the Conservatives' proposals to subsidise a freeze on council tax increases, warning that vulnerable people would suffer from town...
