IAN MULHEIRN | The banking white paper fails to address the causes of last year’s financial collapse and should focus more on rules and less on regulator discretion
MIKE THATCHER | For some months now, politicians of all hues have been avoiding the trillion-pound question: what would you cut in order to get debt levels down and the public finances back on track?
I am confused as to how Kent County Council‘s initiatives differ from the London Borough of Brent’s involvement in the London Authorities Mutual Limited
The cover story ‘Capital punishment’ included the assertion: ‘It is widely believed that the capital schemes most likely to go ahead are transport programmes, such as toll roads'
MIKE THATCHER | It was a good week for those who prefer their public services to be run by the state. Not only did the government announce it was taking over the East Coast Main Line rail franchise,...
GILL HUNTER | The government’s plans for citizen empowerment set out in Building Britain’s Future have rightly grabbed media attention, but it’s by focusing on public sector innovation that the...
CARL EMMERSON | In Prime Minister's Questions last week Gordon Brown and David Cameron clashed over the government's plans for spending on investment in public services
MIKE THATCHER | It seems that innovation is the new buzzword for the public sector. With money tight and getting tighter, we all have to look for fresh ways to deliver services. Thinking the...
PHILIP JOHNSTON | John Bercow’s election as Speaker has been seen as the triumph of the common man over the old Etonian. In reality, Parliament is in serious danger.
Looking across the remaining cranes on the sunny Manchester skyline, CIPFA members at their conference could be forgiven for believing the city is still booming despite the recession. In fact, the...
CONOR RYAN | The modernising new Speaker John Bercow has a lot going for him. He has successfully overseen his first Prime Ministers' Questions, earning plaudits for his timely interventions and...
