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20 Mar 17
There is a widely-held view that we shouldn’t talk about the structures and institutions of the so-called northern powerhouse.
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17 Mar 17
The NHS’s financial problems are not just a problem for its finance staff – the wider service and the public need to understand the issues
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16 Mar 17
New ways of working bring new risks, so the Treasury Management Code and the Prudential Code need to remain up to date and relevant
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14 Mar 17
Deferred payment agreements can help older people fund their long-term care and should be more widely available
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13 Mar 17
While everyone agrees that there is a social care crisis there is little consensus about the size of the gap and how far new investment goes to closing it
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10 Mar 17
The chancellor seems to have taken on board the Inclusive Growth Commission’s message – but there is still plenty of work to do
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10 Mar 17
The chancellor combined moves to relieve short-term pressures in the public sector with measures to encourage long-term stability, while staying tight-lipped on social care funding
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9 Mar 17
There was some welcome news for public services in Philip Hammond’s spring Budget, but also quite a lot of “wait and see”
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8 Mar 17
This was a “warm-up” Budget, with many key decisions deferred, delayed or scheduled for review. The chancellor may yet regret this lack of decisiveness
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8 Mar 17
There were no big surprises in this Budget and little sense of any solutions to intractable policy problems. The chancellor should beware of trying to micromanage from the centre
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8 Mar 17
This Budget saw the chancellor tell MPs about some improved economic forecasts. However, the broad outlook remains uncertain – and Brexit didn’t even merit a mention
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6 Mar 17
Nearly half of crime in the UK involves computers, which has both trust and financial implications. A good strategy is essential
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6 Mar 17
A real-time online system will collect tax return information automatically and manage irregular incomes better. Could it also make a local income tax viable?
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6 Mar 17
New ways of working bring new risks, so the Treasury Management Code and the Prudential Code need to remain up to date and relevant.
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27 Feb 17
Next week’s Budget is unlikely to bring much comfort to local government. The sector must seize the initiative, redefining its objectives and the financial freedoms needed to deliver
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27 Feb 17
The government’s industrial strategy green paper recognises that intervention is needed to rebalance the economy, but downplays a hands-on role for the state and the loss of EU funds
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23 Feb 17
The government will be making some major decisions in the years ahead. It’s crucial that the finance function takes its seat at the top table
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20 Feb 17
Great efforts have been made to control NHS spending, but providers may have hit the limit of the ‘make do and mend’ approach
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15 Feb 17
Better data protection will fuel growth is the thinking behind a new regulation – and breaching it could prove expensive
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13 Feb 17
A transformation strategy for Whitehall shows the way to a new business model that will make services more responsible to citizens. But it will need the prime minister’s backing
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13 Feb 17
Social care needs a new plan and more cash to stop this crisis sinking the NHS
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10 Feb 17
Equipment funding in the NHS is an urgent and ongoing requirement, but lacks a coherent strategy. What funding methods are available to stop equipment becoming technologically obsolete, unaffordable...
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9 Feb 17
A third of government money is spent on contracted goods and services, so reforms to improve contracting must get the support they deserve
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8 Feb 17
Increasing the number of apprenticeships in the public sector could help to meet service delivery challenges as well as presenting a way to make savings
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2 Feb 17
Integrated reporting helps organisations show how well they are performing, and practical guidance on applying it is being drawn up
20 Mar 17There is a widely-held view that we shouldn’t talk about the structures and institutions of the so-called northern powerhouse.
17 Mar 17The NHS’s financial problems are not just a problem for its finance staff – the wider service and the public need to understand the issues
16 Mar 17New ways of working bring new risks, so the Treasury Management Code and the Prudential Code need to remain up to date and relevant
14 Mar 17Deferred payment agreements can help older people fund their long-term care and should be more widely available
13 Mar 17While everyone agrees that there is a social care crisis there is little consensus about the size of the gap and how far new investment goes to closing it
10 Mar 17The chancellor seems to have taken on board the Inclusive Growth Commission’s message – but there is still plenty of work to do
10 Mar 17The chancellor combined moves to relieve short-term pressures in the public sector with measures to encourage long-term stability, while staying tight-lipped on social care funding
9 Mar 17There was some welcome news for public services in Philip Hammond’s spring Budget, but also quite a lot of “wait and see”
8 Mar 17This was a “warm-up” Budget, with many key decisions deferred, delayed or scheduled for review. The chancellor may yet regret this lack of decisiveness
8 Mar 17There were no big surprises in this Budget and little sense of any solutions to intractable policy problems. The chancellor should beware of trying to micromanage from the centre
8 Mar 17This Budget saw the chancellor tell MPs about some improved economic forecasts. However, the broad outlook remains uncertain – and Brexit didn’t even merit a mention
6 Mar 17Nearly half of crime in the UK involves computers, which has both trust and financial implications. A good strategy is essential
6 Mar 17A real-time online system will collect tax return information automatically and manage irregular incomes better. Could it also make a local income tax viable?
6 Mar 17New ways of working bring new risks, so the Treasury Management Code and the Prudential Code need to remain up to date and relevant.
27 Feb 17The government’s industrial strategy green paper recognises that intervention is needed to rebalance the economy, but downplays a hands-on role for the state and the loss of EU funds
23 Feb 17The government will be making some major decisions in the years ahead. It’s crucial that the finance function takes its seat at the top table
15 Feb 17Better data protection will fuel growth is the thinking behind a new regulation – and breaching it could prove expensive
13 Feb 17A transformation strategy for Whitehall shows the way to a new business model that will make services more responsible to citizens. But it will need the prime minister’s backing
10 Feb 17Equipment funding in the NHS is an urgent and ongoing requirement, but lacks a coherent strategy. What funding methods are available to stop equipment becoming technologically obsolete, unaffordable...
8 Feb 17Increasing the number of apprenticeships in the public sector could help to meet service delivery challenges as well as presenting a way to make savings
2 Feb 17Integrated reporting helps organisations show how well they are performing, and practical guidance on applying it is being drawn up
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