The education and skills select committee is considering an investigation into the disgraced examination board Edexcel after a catalogue of errors left Education Secretary Estelle Morris 'fuming'.
A housing association that paid £1,000 to a man who unsuccessfully applied to work as a sheltered housing manager has warned that the case could lead to tenants having less say over the management of...
Birmingham looks likely to face a referendum on a directly elected mayor in the autumn as ministers prepare to flex their political muscle against England's second city and force a vote.
Efforts by local authorities to prepare for the euro have almost ground to a halt, with councils blaming government dithering over the new currency, which came into use in 12 European countries on...
Politicians should hand over the day-to-day running of the NHS to an arm's length corporation, according to a report from the health think-tank, the King's Fund.
The Ministry of Defence and the Inland Revenue are facing a payout of millions of pounds to army war veterans after wrongly deducting tax from disability pensions for the past 50 years.
MPs this week expressed their dismay at the government's failure to replace the flawed Individual Learning Account (ILA) programme with a workable alternative.
The 24-hour health service helpline NHS Direct has 'saved' up to £50m a year by reducing the pressure on GPs and casualty departments, the National Audit Office said this week.
Local government employers have slated the trade unions' pay demand and warned that it could make many authorities' in-house services too expensive to run.
Scottish health unions have called for an investigation into a possible link between poor hygiene practices in hospitals and the rapid spread of a stomach virus across Scottish wards.
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The postal services regulator must ensure that opening the industry to competition does not spell the end of a universal post service, the National Audit Office has warned.
Capita Business Services is in line to win a controversial £1bn outsourcing contract from Westminster Council but fears are growing over the number of job cuts involved in the deal.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone faces a battle to force his proposed budget through the capital's assembly after the Association of London Government dismissed it as 'unacceptable and unrealistic'.
Glasgow council is puncturing the remnants of the city's lingering tough reputation by holding a festival celebrating its little known links to the patron saint of love.
Self-improvement is the mantra adopted by millions at this time of year. But unfortunately it is not a resolution dear to those in Westminster or Whitehall. The flabby way this country is governed...
The NHS Confederation has welcomed the government's indication that it will establish a code of conduct to regulate health service managers and prevent scandals such as the recently revealed waiting-...
More than a quarter of secondary schools seeking a new head teacher in the past academic year were forced to re-advertise, according to figures from Education Data Surveys.
Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has outlined the government's revised strategy for tackling the 'cruel shambles' of public services in the poorest communities.
