The introduction of proportional representation (PR) in Scottish local government has moved a step closer, following a decision by a committee of MSPs to approve the principles of the Local...
The quango responsible for funding further education colleges in Scotland has been accused of being dilatory in its duty to identify essential costs of services.
Government attempts to reduce poverty and inequality across England have had a limited impact so far, despite sustained investment, according to a report by the Social Exclusion Unit.
British local government is not powerful enough to underpin a switch to a social insurance scheme for national health care, while Conservative Party plans for 'patient passports' to ease the burden...
Ministers should introduce local health czars and revamp GP surgeries as part of a programme of public health improvement, the King's Fund said this week.
Sir Michael Lyons has urged ministers to identify a further 40,000 Whitehall posts for relocation, after Chancellor Gordon Brown this week backed plans to move 20,000 civil service jobs out of London.
More than £1bn a year needs to be invested in the social housing sector to meet future demand and secure a long-term improvement in the housing market, the Treasury-commissioned review of UK housing...
'Insulting' and 'a slap in the face' are not extraordinary comments in the opening rounds of the local government pay talks. But this year is extraordinary.
Labour activists should make the most of the fact that Labour councils have set the lowest average council tax rises in the forthcoming local elections, the party's leadership has said.
A bitter row has broken out between teaching unions over Education Secretary Charles Clarke's decision to introduce a new pay scale for 'excellent' teachers.
Thousands of care homes in England are endangering their residents by failing to meet national standards on the handling and management of drugs, it emerged this week.
The UK's revenue departments are to be merged, with the loss of 10,500 jobs in the next four years in what is likely to be the first round of efficiency cuts.
A London borough's hopes of meeting the government's decent homes target has hit a further setback after tenants overwhelmingly rejected a Private Finance Initiative scheme.
Conservative local government leaders have hailed the party's decision to appoint a spokesman on town hall finance for the first time, as recognition of the issue's increasing political significance.
Gordon Brown threw down the gauntlet to the Conservatives this week when he used his Budget statement to promise substantial extra investment in key public services well into the next Parliament.
Choice will play a central part in the next phase of public service reform, opening up services to greater influence from users, according to one of the prime minister's chief advisers.
Unnecessary impositions and over-zealous regulation by government agencies will be the focus of attempts to eradicate the 'regulatory creep' burdening Britain's public sector, according to the man...
The maze of regulations governing how local authorities manage their investments will be swept away when a simplified 'prudential' framework comes into effect on April 1.
