The chancellor's plans for a new generation of enterprise zones have been criticised by an economic think-tank, which warned against an artificial confrontation between the public and private sectors
Or perhaps not. With the pensions landscape in a state of flux, and the Hutton commission likely to recommend major changes, many public sector pension rewards might soon be blown away
As the thin blue line is set to get thinner, Lancashire police are feeling the force of spending reductions. Resources director David Brindle tells PF how he is managing to find the savings and keep...
Council finance departments are facing a 'perfect storm' of unprecedented cuts in income, rising demand for services and soaring redundancies. To help analyse the long-range forecast and prepare for...
The government is committed both to boosting overseas aid and ensuring the money is spent well. And that's where the new Independent Commission for Aid Impact comes in. Lucy Phillips reports
Government plans to allow councils to keep more of their business rates and eventually become independent of central government funding have come under major fire – from those that stand to benefit...
In a globalised world, the only certainty is uncertainty. Economic dogma is being swept aside, as nation states follow their own disparate routes to recovery and growth. So why is the UK government...
Proposals to restrict entry for overseas university students will cost the UK economy billions of pounds, and all in ‘pursuit of artificial immigration targets’, according to a leading think-tank.
The gap between rich and poor is narrower in the North than in the rest of the UK but ‘potentially damaging’ pay inequality is on the rise, according to a report published today.
The need to reform the UK economy has been forgotten in the debate over the Big Society, which is dominated by rows over cuts, according to social enterprise campaigners.
The voluntary and private sectors are trailing behind the public sector in attempting to tackle fraud, prompting questions over their ability to take on greater public funds as part of the Big...
Chancellor George Osborne is risking his credibility by failing to indicate what he would do if the economy performed significantly less well than forecast, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said...
The UK is not boldly going where no other government has gone before in its efforts to reduce the deficit. At least 24 OECD countries have paved the way and they have clear lessons ministers would be...
Could housing associations do more to boost efficiency in the age of austerity? Waqar Ahmed thinks so. But the group finance director at L&Q tells PF that the government must do its bit too
The highest-earning households will lose most from the changes to taxes and benefits that are due to come into effect in April, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
As local authorities struggle to finalise their budgets, one thing is clear. The end of ring-fenced funds might give councils more freedom but it is going to hit the voluntary sector hard
