A freeze on departmental spending is predicted by researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, based on the overall public expenditure squeeze detailed in last year’s Pre-Budget Report
Housing associations are digging deep and increasingly turning to financial self-help measures - such as lending to one another - to fend off the worst effects of the credit crunch.
The financial crisis has thrust Treasury select committee chair John McFall into the limelight. He talked to Judy Hirst about bankers, bonuses - and dealing with hooligans
The public sector does not have easy-to-measure goals such as maximising profits. This makes it all the more important that public bodies have effective performance management processes. John...
With the Budget emphasising the need for efficiency savings, performance management is going to play a crucial role in coming years. In association with Oracle, PF convened a round table of experts...
It’s more important than ever to improve public sector productivity, but top-down performance management approaches are destined to fail. A better method, argues Max Moullin, is to use a public...
David Cameron has promised to conjure up ‘more for less’ if the Tories win the next general election. But, argues Philip Johnston, there is no secret formula, and a Tory prime minister might have to...
With the graduate job market in deep recession, students can ill-afford another rise in top-up fees. But cash-strapped universities say it’s the only way to maintain world-class standards. Can the...
Town hall leaders have been ‘hugely encouraged’ by the announcement of funding to help them create 100,000 new jobs - but have called for the extra money to be passed on quickly.
The public sector faces a £47bn spending squeeze from 2011, along with slashed capital allocations and a renewed efficiency drive as a result of this year’s Budget, experts have warned.
