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15 Mar 18
Bid rigging and running cartels are illegal, secretive activites that can prove expensive to the public purse. Heena Mistry explains how to spot them.
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14 Mar 18
The chancellor was right to celebrate a rosier economic outlook in the Spring Statement but must make spending on public services his priority going forward, says Reform's Alexander Hitchcock. ...
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14 Mar 18
This year's Spring Statement was a ‘non-event’ and showed the chancellor is still trapped in a ‘reactive spending cycle’ - next year's Spending Review is his chance to change all that, says the...
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14 Mar 18
CIPFA is seeking an override to protect council taxpayers from historic decisions arising from changes to an accounting standard.
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13 Mar 18
Local authorities are running out of cash fast and saying they may get more in the autumn Budget is not helping them, says LGIU's Jonathan Carr-West.
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13 Mar 18
Despite some improvements to the economic forecasts, the overall outlook is still gloomy, says Dan Corry.
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12 Mar 18
Last week members of the House of Lords International Relations Committee concluded tech firms were negatively affecting our society and questioned whether a ‘different regulatory...
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5 Mar 18
Councils must remember keeping ‘reasonable’ levels of rainy day reserves are vital in helping them stay afloat during these times of financial constraint, says CIPFA's Rob Whiteman....
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1 Mar 18
Allowing local authorities to retain business rates exposes them to risk if revenues fall. Neil Amin-Smith of the IFS considers how this risk might play out between county and district councils - and...
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28 Feb 18
A recent report suggested introducing a system of local public accounts committees? But how will they secure compliance, asks David Walker.
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26 Feb 18
We need to see some clear signposts for public services along the road to Brexit if they are to benefit from reforms when the UK leaves the EU, says Julia Goldsworthy.
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23 Feb 18
Reducing fees for arts and humanities degrees lower than those for science, technology, engineering and maths will create unfair disparities between what graduates will have to pay, suggests...
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20 Feb 18
Conor Ryan looks back at the thorny history of tuition fees and offers his thoughts on the latest review of post-18 education announced by the prime minister this week.
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19 Feb 18
A new index aims to capture progress and prosperity in English cities in a meaningful ways, says Liz Zeidler of Happy City.
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12 Feb 18
The government has made some headway in modernising and keeping up with the digital world but it needs to go further, says Reform’s Sarah Timmis.
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9 Feb 18
As digital currencies become more regulated and acceptable, they could change how public services are planned, resourced and used, says John Thornton.
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7 Feb 18
Ahead of Phase 2 of the Brexit negotiations, CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham looks at what is at stake and notes that, without clarity, transition arrangements are a wasting asset.
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6 Feb 18
Councils and NHS trusts need to start grappling with their responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act and ensure transparency and integrity in their supply chains, says Debbie Wood.
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2 Feb 18
Forget Labour infighting and public-private debates, what’s at stake in Haringey is how we think, talk and make decisions about places, says Jonathan Carr-West.
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2 Feb 18
Automation could be a good thing but we need to focus on improving skills in cities outside the South of England to stop it creating a greater economic divide between the North and South, says Centre...
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2 Feb 18
Only if the government comes up with a longer-term sustainable funding plan for healthcare will it avoid another winter crisis in the NHS like this year’s, says NHS Providers’...
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1 Feb 18
Local people have expertise and entrepreneurial flair. Councils should make the most of it, says Vidhya Alakeson of Power to Change.
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1 Feb 18
Councils are having to be bold and brave in how they deliver services. The new prudential code addresses the cumulative risk inherent in this, says CIPFA's Jo Pitt.
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29 Jan 18
To keep the NHS sustainable for the long term, the starting point should be a review by a royal commission, taking it outside politics, says Robert Colvile, director of the Centre for Policy Studies.
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22 Jan 18
A consultation on proposed amendments to the local authorities’ capital finance and accounting in Wales has thrown up interesting questions about how councils borrow, says CIPFA's Jo Pitt....
15 Mar 18Bid rigging and running cartels are illegal, secretive activites that can prove expensive to the public purse. Heena Mistry explains how to spot them.
14 Mar 18The chancellor was right to celebrate a rosier economic outlook in the Spring Statement but must make spending on public services his priority going forward, says Reform's Alexander Hitchcock. ...
14 Mar 18This year's Spring Statement was a ‘non-event’ and showed the chancellor is still trapped in a ‘reactive spending cycle’ - next year's Spending Review is his chance to change all that, says the...
14 Mar 18CIPFA is seeking an override to protect council taxpayers from historic decisions arising from changes to an accounting standard.
13 Mar 18Local authorities are running out of cash fast and saying they may get more in the autumn Budget is not helping them, says LGIU's Jonathan Carr-West.
13 Mar 18Despite some improvements to the economic forecasts, the overall outlook is still gloomy, says Dan Corry.
12 Mar 18Last week members of the House of Lords International Relations Committee concluded tech firms were negatively affecting our society and questioned whether a ‘different regulatory...
5 Mar 18Councils must remember keeping ‘reasonable’ levels of rainy day reserves are vital in helping them stay afloat during these times of financial constraint, says CIPFA's Rob Whiteman....
1 Mar 18Allowing local authorities to retain business rates exposes them to risk if revenues fall. Neil Amin-Smith of the IFS considers how this risk might play out between county and district councils - and...
28 Feb 18A recent report suggested introducing a system of local public accounts committees? But how will they secure compliance, asks David Walker.
26 Feb 18We need to see some clear signposts for public services along the road to Brexit if they are to benefit from reforms when the UK leaves the EU, says Julia Goldsworthy.
23 Feb 18Reducing fees for arts and humanities degrees lower than those for science, technology, engineering and maths will create unfair disparities between what graduates will have to pay, suggests...
20 Feb 18Conor Ryan looks back at the thorny history of tuition fees and offers his thoughts on the latest review of post-18 education announced by the prime minister this week.
19 Feb 18A new index aims to capture progress and prosperity in English cities in a meaningful ways, says Liz Zeidler of Happy City.
12 Feb 18The government has made some headway in modernising and keeping up with the digital world but it needs to go further, says Reform’s Sarah Timmis.
9 Feb 18As digital currencies become more regulated and acceptable, they could change how public services are planned, resourced and used, says John Thornton.
7 Feb 18Ahead of Phase 2 of the Brexit negotiations, CIPFA’s Alan Bermingham looks at what is at stake and notes that, without clarity, transition arrangements are a wasting asset.
6 Feb 18Councils and NHS trusts need to start grappling with their responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act and ensure transparency and integrity in their supply chains, says Debbie Wood.
2 Feb 18Forget Labour infighting and public-private debates, what’s at stake in Haringey is how we think, talk and make decisions about places, says Jonathan Carr-West.
2 Feb 18Automation could be a good thing but we need to focus on improving skills in cities outside the South of England to stop it creating a greater economic divide between the North and South, says Centre...
2 Feb 18Only if the government comes up with a longer-term sustainable funding plan for healthcare will it avoid another winter crisis in the NHS like this year’s, says NHS Providers’...
1 Feb 18Local people have expertise and entrepreneurial flair. Councils should make the most of it, says Vidhya Alakeson of Power to Change.
1 Feb 18Councils are having to be bold and brave in how they deliver services. The new prudential code addresses the cumulative risk inherent in this, says CIPFA's Jo Pitt.
29 Jan 18To keep the NHS sustainable for the long term, the starting point should be a review by a royal commission, taking it outside politics, says Robert Colvile, director of the Centre for Policy Studies.
22 Jan 18A consultation on proposed amendments to the local authorities’ capital finance and accounting in Wales has thrown up interesting questions about how councils borrow, says CIPFA's Jo Pitt....
