The government has been managing expectations of next month’s Comprehensive Spending Review since June’s emergency Budget, and voters now know to expect incredibly harsh settlements for the services...
The Unite union has told Prime Minister David Cameron that councils have already axed vital services such as meals on wheels and social care provision for elderly people as they prepare for spending...
Opponents of the government's spending cuts must marshal an intellectual case for an alternative, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress said today
The Welsh Local Government Association has warned that the public sector cuts to be announced next month put Wales at greater risk of returning to recession.
Social housing provider Lovell has paid £28m to acquire the majority of Connaught Partnerships' social housing contracts and assets, it was announced today
The public accepts the need for huge
cuts in the Spending Review, as long as
they minimise any sacrifices and consider long-term effects. Jon Sibson explains
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg claimed this morning that much of the coalition government’s spending plans are ‘not radically different’ from those of the previous government.
Rival politicians and the entire public sector in Scotland need to put aside their differences in an unprecedented effort to save £3.7bn over the next four years, MSPs have been told
'Personalisation' is about to be rolled out across the public services. And it could be an effective way to empower citizens and cut costs. But what is the track record so far in social care?...
