JUDY HIRST | It’s all very difficult. That seemed to be the gist of Health Secretary Andy Burnham’s speech, as he launched this week’s long-awaited green paper on care for older and disabled people
RAY JONES | As a social services director for 14 years until 2006, I carry the scars and bruises. Some were self-inflicted, because of the personal pain I felt from having to increasingly ration...
The breathtaking cheek of the bankers, the CBI and their chums in the Taxpayers’ Alliance demanding a public sector pay freeze is enough to drive a union maid far beyond distraction
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...
