The Public Accounts Committee has a vital role in providing parliamentary oversight of government spending and public services but its work is changing in response to devolution. There is a need for...
The NHS in Wales is set to receive a funding boost next year, which must be used to deliver sustained improvements in performance and patient outcomes as well as maintaining day-to-day services.
The government’s Troubled Families programme shows how payment by result contracts can go wrong. But it also shows where they can be improved if public bodies become more specific on what they are...
The Brexit vote suggested a collapse in public trust in political institutions. While the government negotiates the terms of our EU departure, it also needs to focus on fixing skills, housing and...
Olympics host countries are all too keen to show off how amazing their technology is. And their innovations should make other cities better places to liveRead full article here
The UK’s vote to leave the European Union and the subsequent change in Downing Street is likely to alter the role of devolution in government policy. Here are some assumptions about Theresa May’s...
Council pension funds can do more to help promote ethical behaviour in the companies they invest in, which would benefit members as well as local residents.
Theresa May's speech to the Conservative Party conference shows she’s pitching herself as both the backbone of Brexit and a standard bearer for the centre ground
Theresa May’s new government has had almost nothing to say about the flagship local government policies of devolution and finance reform. We need some clarity
Failure to tackle persistent poverty and inequalities erode the country’s social and economic productivity. Theresa May must embrace inclusive growth if she is to achieve her goal of a country that...
Changes to how schools are funded will not tackle all the financial differences across the sector. Giving academy chains more power to distribute funding could help tackle regional inequities.
A lack of global accountability causes poor performance in any organisation. Sports bodies provide graphic examples – but they are not entirely at fault
Amid funding pressures across the service, NHS Future-Focused Finance has developed a ‘four strengths’ framework to help finance teams and staff members develop their skills
The proposed reduction in the number of MPs in the House of Commons will affect how government is held to account, including how its devolution plans are examined.
Charities and voluntary groups have direct insight into the lives of the people and communities they support. The government’s devolution drive must not bypass them
