Public Accounts Committee chair Edward Leigh has accused the European Union of 'institutionalised inertia' over failing to make its financial dealings more accountable.
The use of design, build, operate and maintain contracts for light rail has driven up costs as bidders increase tender prices to try to cover risks over which they have no control.
Ministers have ignored requests for meetings with local authorities facing the threat of capping and there are 'no grounds for optimism' that the orders will be rescinded, Public Finance has been...
National Health Service recruitment of medical staff from developing countries threatens the Third World's ability to tackle the HIV/Aids crisis, MPs have warned.
Social landlords are offering only qualified backing for Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott's flagship scheme to extend home ownership, the National Housing Federation has warned.
Delays in handling complaints against councillors, which had led to criticism of the Standards Board for England, were caused mainly by the government's failings, senior MPs have ruled.
Transport white papers have become mere political adverts and will contain policies doomed to failure until ministers change their relationship with civil servants over reforms, a regulatory expert...
Government departments are not implementing resource accounting and budgeting systems properly to ensure they are delivering value for money, senior MPs have warned.
Business leaders have 'no faith' in the government's efficiency programme or in its ability to deliver promises on reforms to public services, the CBI has warned.
Inmates at Britain's largest women's prison are continuing to live in unacceptably dirty conditions, facing serial infestations of pigeons, insects and mice, according to a stinging report from the...
The current review of local government finance in Scotland must be conducted in concert with the wider reform of services, senior public finance officials have warned.
At least 25 members of Northern Ireland's regional education and library boards have resigned in protest at cuts implemented after a tough financial settlement from the Department of Education.
Scottish councils should manage their financial reserves now totalling more than £1bn to help cut council tax bills, the Accounts Commission has advised.
