The prime minister declared the NHS to be the new government’s ‘top priority’. But what might this mean in practical terms for the NHS? And does a focus on the NHS come at the expense of the wider...
Boris Johnson must use his large parliamentary majority to push through sustainable funding settlements for public services in need, writes CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
This election could lead to the break up of the union of the UK as well as the cutting of ties with the EU, writes director of the Institute for Government Bronwen Maddox.
After last night’s historic win, Boris Johnson’s government is now left to deliver on their mandate to get Brexit done and finish what they started. But that isn't all they need to do, writes Local...
Localis chief executive Jonathan Werran analyses what Boris Johnson’s big majority Conservative government will mean for devolution, economic growth and local government finances.
Joint chair of the charities SORP committee Nigel Davies makes a plea for help in co-developing the statement of recommended practice and making it the best it can be.
Local authorities’ biggest source of income also represents the largest area of identified fraud but recent initiatives are changing this, writes CIPFA’s Marc McAuley.
Local government commissioners have called for social impact bonds to be rebranded but this might not be what they need, write academics Dr Alec Fraser and Dr Clare Fitzgerald.
Local trade union branches must be strategically aware of their authority or agency’s policy in respect of outsourcing, writes outsourcing commentator John Tizard.
Wales has worked hard to ensure it has an audit system that can be relied upon and that continues to develop, writes Auditor General for Wales Adrian Crompton.
The government must remove the hurdles it has set down if it is serious about tackling the escalating housing crisis London is facing, writes Lewisham mayor Damien Egan.
Whichever party wins the election, they will have to make trade-offs in order to maintain public service standards, writes the Institute for Government’s Graham Atkins.
Impact bonds can be an effective way to fund public services but there are some issues that need to be ironed out, says the Government Outcomes Lab’s Tanyah Hameed.
It may be a while since you were sitting exams, but school rules can offer unexpected parallels with assurance in local government, writes CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman.
Whichever party addresses the shortcomings of universal credit, it should commit to designing the system hand in hand with claimants, writes Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Iain Porter.
Our education system is failing pupils on an unprecedented scale as teaching to the test turns education into a ‘slow-motion car crash for our young people’, writes the National Education Union’...
The recent economic crime strategy from NHS England, based on the maxim that prevention is better than cure, offers a strong example for the rest of the public sector, says CIPFA’s Laura...
As we remember the sacrifices of those that have served in the armed forces, Riverside Housing Association’s Lee Buss writes about how Britain’s new Office for Veteran Affairs can act to end...
