London Mayor Ken Livingstone faces a battle to force his proposed budget through the capital's assembly after the Association of London Government dismissed it as 'unacceptable and unrealistic'.
Self-improvement is the mantra adopted by millions at this time of year. But unfortunately it is not a resolution dear to those in Westminster or Whitehall. The flabby way this country is governed...
NHS managers gave a qualified welcome to this week's announcement giving greater independence to the best trusts but remained sceptical over Alan Milburn's masterplan for a brave new world in the...
Unions and the private sector are still wrangling over the details of the government's Best Value review three weeks after the final deadline for talks, leaving the timetable for reform looking...
The Local Government Information Unit has responded to what it described as a 'patronising', 'simplistic' and 'pseudo-scientific' local government white paper by establishing an independent...
The Local Government Association has attacked the recent local government finance settlement for ignoring the increased demands being made on councils over personal social services.
Ministerial intervention into Britain's largest council looks inevitable after Birmingham this week strongly rejected the government's calls for a referendum for a directly elected mayor.
English and Welsh local authorities this week raised serious concerns over the level of accountability of private sector decision-making under local strategic partnerships.
Local authorities are to be ranked for the first time, with high-performers promised the freedom to sell their services and set their own council tax levels, according to this week's long-awaited...
The NHS has two years to regain public confidence or its principles of a tax-funded, equitable service may be lost for good, health minister Lord Hunt said last week.
Increasing patient expectations will provide the greatest impetus for the NHS to improve, Neil McKay, NHS chief operations officer told the HFMA conference.
Local government employers have emphatically rejected the public sector unions' opening salvo in the 2002 pay negotiations as 'completely unrealistic'.
Labour is facing a major crisis over homelessness after figures showed the number of families living in bed and breakfast accommodation has risen by nearly a quarter in just 12 months.
Charities have called for an independent inquiry into the way the government counts homeless people after ministers declared they had hit their target of reducing the number of rough sleepers by two-...
Local authorities face the prospect of having to raise council taxes if they fail to fund their pension schemes adequately in the next few years, according to the Government Actuary's Department.
Chancellor Gordon Brown's scenario for revitalised health spending including an instant £1bn boost was designed to bring certainty and clarity to the argument over funding.
Almost two-thirds of public sector organisations fear they will be unable to afford the next round of pay increases, according to Public Finance 's latest survey.
