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18 Nov 19
To continue to thrive, the accounting profession needs to embrace and continue to adapt to new technologies, writes John Thornton.
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18 Nov 19
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.
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13 Nov 19
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.
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13 Nov 19
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’...
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12 Nov 19
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...
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11 Nov 19
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...
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6 Nov 19
The Grenfell Tower inquiry report was released last week - more than two years after the Kensington and Chelsea block went up in flames. But progress on improving safety remains too slow, says the...
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4 Nov 19
Regulation of outsourcing is essential to ensure public confidence, transparency and accountability in the practice, writes consultant John Tizard.
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1 Nov 19
The NHS infrastructure plan identifies critical issues with the NHS capital funding but more solutions are needed from government, writes Nuffield Trust’s Nigel Edwards.
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31 Oct 19
Money that could help hard up charities is going to HMRC because people are failing to reduce the tax burden on the beneficiaries of their will, argues Dan Garrett, chief executive of Farewill.
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28 Oct 19
A new body to regulate outsourcing deals of public services is much needed to ramp up quality of provision and keep costs under control, says Joshua Pritchard, senior researcher at Reform
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22 Oct 19
Bright Blue’s Sam Robinson explains why the UK’s pension system is inadequate and lagging behind those of other countries.
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22 Oct 19
Cartrefi Conwy won the Public Finance Awards Grand Prix prize this year. The housing association’s communications and marketing manager Annette Hennessey explains what winning the award meant to...
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18 Oct 19
Facial recognition software is a powerful tool but we need a legal framework before we can harness its full potential, writes John Thornton.
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17 Oct 19
A promised social care green paper, 100% business rates retention, further devolution - local government policy has been in the realm of fantasy for some time, says the LGIU’s Jonathan Carr-West.
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15 Oct 19
The government may be talking tough on criminal justice but the government’s current plans do not address how to improve standards in prisons and will leave a hole in their budgets, writes the IfG’s...
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11 Oct 19
Westminster cannot properly reform welfare without addressing the lack of support given to vital informal carers, says Bright Blue’s Anvar Sarygulov.
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11 Oct 19
Additional paperwork, a likely fall in the pound and greater widening of economic divides - the negatives of a no-deal Brexit add up to an act of economic self-harm, says the executive director of...
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9 Oct 19
The UK’s infrastructure needs investment but the government’s consultation has failed to provide the much-needed clarity on where the money will come from, says CIPFA Governments Board’s Mark...
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8 Oct 19
More than 700 million people worldwide still live in extreme poverty but it is possible to leverage scarce development resources to help change that, says the World Bank’s Akihiko Nishio.
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3 Oct 19
The ambitious IFR4NPO initiative will offer the first-ever international financial reporting guidance for the non-profit sector, writes Ian Carruthers.
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3 Oct 19
The UK has made some serious inroads into reducing economic crime. A new public-private partnership is the next stage in the process, writes QC Michael Ellis.
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27 Sep 19
Civil servants have been forced to take decisions in Northern Ireland for nearly 1,000 days. In the event of a no-deal Brexit Westminster would have to take direct control of the country, a situation...
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25 Sep 19
A greater proportion of government revenue should be raised through taxes on activities that can have a socially harmful effect, says Bright Blue’s Patrick Hall.
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25 Sep 19
Food bank use has risen where Universal Credit has been in operation for at least a year – and the five-week wait appears to be a key part of the problem, says The Trussell Trust’s Sumi...
18 Nov 19To continue to thrive, the accounting profession needs to embrace and continue to adapt to new technologies, writes John Thornton.
18 Nov 19It 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.
13 Nov 19Whichever 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.
13 Nov 19Our 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’...
12 Nov 19The 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...
11 Nov 19As 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...
6 Nov 19The Grenfell Tower inquiry report was released last week - more than two years after the Kensington and Chelsea block went up in flames. But progress on improving safety remains too slow, says the...
4 Nov 19Regulation of outsourcing is essential to ensure public confidence, transparency and accountability in the practice, writes consultant John Tizard.
1 Nov 19The NHS infrastructure plan identifies critical issues with the NHS capital funding but more solutions are needed from government, writes Nuffield Trust’s Nigel Edwards.
31 Oct 19Money that could help hard up charities is going to HMRC because people are failing to reduce the tax burden on the beneficiaries of their will, argues Dan Garrett, chief executive of Farewill.
28 Oct 19A new body to regulate outsourcing deals of public services is much needed to ramp up quality of provision and keep costs under control, says Joshua Pritchard, senior researcher at Reform
22 Oct 19Bright Blue’s Sam Robinson explains why the UK’s pension system is inadequate and lagging behind those of other countries.
22 Oct 19Cartrefi Conwy won the Public Finance Awards Grand Prix prize this year. The housing association’s communications and marketing manager Annette Hennessey explains what winning the award meant to...
18 Oct 19Facial recognition software is a powerful tool but we need a legal framework before we can harness its full potential, writes John Thornton.
17 Oct 19A promised social care green paper, 100% business rates retention, further devolution - local government policy has been in the realm of fantasy for some time, says the LGIU’s Jonathan Carr-West.
15 Oct 19The government may be talking tough on criminal justice but the government’s current plans do not address how to improve standards in prisons and will leave a hole in their budgets, writes the IfG’s...
11 Oct 19Westminster cannot properly reform welfare without addressing the lack of support given to vital informal carers, says Bright Blue’s Anvar Sarygulov.
11 Oct 19Additional paperwork, a likely fall in the pound and greater widening of economic divides - the negatives of a no-deal Brexit add up to an act of economic self-harm, says the executive director of...
9 Oct 19The UK’s infrastructure needs investment but the government’s consultation has failed to provide the much-needed clarity on where the money will come from, says CIPFA Governments Board’s Mark...
8 Oct 19More than 700 million people worldwide still live in extreme poverty but it is possible to leverage scarce development resources to help change that, says the World Bank’s Akihiko Nishio.
3 Oct 19The ambitious IFR4NPO initiative will offer the first-ever international financial reporting guidance for the non-profit sector, writes Ian Carruthers.
3 Oct 19The UK has made some serious inroads into reducing economic crime. A new public-private partnership is the next stage in the process, writes QC Michael Ellis.
27 Sep 19Civil servants have been forced to take decisions in Northern Ireland for nearly 1,000 days. In the event of a no-deal Brexit Westminster would have to take direct control of the country, a situation...
25 Sep 19A greater proportion of government revenue should be raised through taxes on activities that can have a socially harmful effect, says Bright Blue’s Patrick Hall.
25 Sep 19Food bank use has risen where Universal Credit has been in operation for at least a year – and the five-week wait appears to be a key part of the problem, says The Trussell Trust’s Sumi...
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