The schools spending ringfence should be removed, to ease up the pressure on other departments. And there's evidence that educational standards need not suffer
Attempts to share or outsource public services often end in tears. So how can councils avoid negative headlines and ensure that their projects deliver the projected savings and objectives?
It’s a year since elected majors were rejected by many of England’s big cities. So would local government have been in a more powerful position if the result had been different?
Ministers have called on business leaders to serve as departmental non-executive directors and help make Whitehall more efficient. But more could be done to ensure that the right people are recruited...
Local politics has been shaken by the performance of Ukip in yesterday's elections, but it’s far from being a transformative moment. For most councils, the direction of travel will remain...
The Public Accounts Committee wants the Treasury to increase the use of Whole of Government Accounts in Whitehall. How might this inform June’s Spending Review?
