John Thornton suggests that the process of voting ‘has failed miserably to keep pace with social and technological change’ (‘Vote with your finger’, April 23–29).
The comment piece ‘Taking charge’ advocated that politicians and public sector leaders ‘be brave’ and introduce top-up fees (April 23–29). The illustration of an M6 Toll sign had the caption: ‘Toll...
By far the best scenario for Britain would be the return of a strong government prepared to cut public spending by £20bn annually. The implications of a hung parliament would be potentially bleak.
There is little sign that any of the three main parties have given serious thought to reforming Whitehall, or its relationship with the other 90% of public services that it doesn’t directly run.
With the polls continuing to show a three-horse race in the election, it’s worth considering whether a hung Parliament would be a good or a bad thing. The result of most concern is that the Scottish...
Public sector employers have finally woken up to the scale of the financial challenge that is coming their way. They are massively more pessimistic than their private sector counterparts about job...
Fleet Street’s finest were in shock this week when it turned out that none of the three main political parties had been completely open and frank about the true extent of the cuts that are awaiting...
VICTORIA MACDONALD The NHS usually plays a starring role in general elections. But in this one there’s more interest in hung Parliaments than health check-ups
In recent days there has been considerable interest in how public spending is spread around the UK, after David Cameron identified areas like Northern Ireland and the North East as having a public...
Leadership will be a crucial skill for local managers and politicians as the number of partnerships grows across the public services. Adopting the right behaviours is more important than applying...
University top-up fees were a very awkward electoral issue for the Labour government in the 2005 general election. So it is not surprising that in the present election campaign, fees have been kept...
As election fever grips the British public, or at least the press, it’s a case of another week, another public sector senior manager pay ‘scandal’. This weekend it was The Observer railing against ‘...
Unprotected services, which include social services, environmental provision, fire, arts, culture and libraries, transport and housing, can expect cuts of approaching 25%.
There were further signs of economic recovery in the private sector average earnings figures released by the Office for National Statistics on April 21
There are big opportunities to cut public spending without crippling our public services. Politicians need to tackle waste, eliminate duplication and decentralise.
Change. It’s what we all want, apparently. It’s the reason for a belated surge of interest in the election campaign, the eruption of Cleggmania, and a seismic shift in the polls.
The major parties promise more local power, but what they mean is devolution to the community, not councils. Either way, the localism debate has been reignited
News that the National Association of Head Teachers and the National Union of Teachers plan a boycott of the tests for 11 year-olds in English and Maths may be cause for immediate celebration on the...
Welfare is rarely a hot election issue, but given the challenges of unemployment and the deficit, it absolutely should be. Demos is championing a new philosophy, called Liberation Welfare.
