Manchester's grand ambition to turn a £7bn deficit into a surplus
Trafford council’s chief executive Theresa Grant has a daunting to-do list to help make devolution work for everybody in Greater Manchester
November 2015
Devolution revolution? Not until there's real public service reform
Jo Casebourne
George Osborne needs to do more than hand over power to local government if he wants services like health and social care to work better
July 2015
ITV's Don’t Blame the Council was yet another hatchet job on local authorities
Inara Khan
Documentary about Wigan council shows a rehashed satire of bureaucratic, lazy and inefficient workers. Perfect, if you want misleading television fodder
June 2015
Tories don't know the impact of 500,000 more public sector job cuts
David Walker
Without proper analysis – and respect for public servants – more job losses in government and the police will be haphazard and inefficient
May 2015
Why do public services undervalue talented volunteers?
Millions of people volunteer in our public services, but there is still a view that professional is best
April 2015
Public servants, don't hold your breath on that pay rise with Nick Clegg
Mark Serwotka
A last minute Liberal Democrat pledge to end pay cuts for public sector workers? It’s as transparent as it is pathetic
February 2015
What will happen to the civil service after the general election in May?
Whitehall reform has been a huge driver for change. With a new government months away, we assess what’s still left to do – and what might get undone
January 2015
Labour's 10 year plan for the NHS: responses from the healthcare sector
General election 2015: the battle over public sector jobs
David Walker
December 2014
Patient from hell
Five Year Forward View: are GPs on board?
Dick Vinegar
Alongside positive reaction to Simon Stevens’ plan are voices of some angry doctors – which suggests better leadership is needed, writes Dick Vinegar
Police cuts could cost 34,000 jobs. Here’s how to save 8,000 of them
Senior officers have warned against impending budget cuts, but they’re also unwilling to take joint procurement seriously, writes Colin Cram
Live Q&As
What kind of workplace do government staff need? – livechat
Join us on Friday 5 December from 12 till 2pm to discuss how to reduce the cost of building maintenance without dismissing the needs of workers
November 2014
How cuts to government office space could be good news for workers
Reducing the government’s bloated property portfolio could improve the working lives of public sector employees if smarter ways of working emerge as a result
October 2014
NHS Five Year Forward View: a shopping list without the prices
Bob Hudson
Simon Stevens’s report is encouraging but no political party has so far made the necessary pledges, says Bob Hudson
September 2014
Universal credit 'undeliverable' says former head of the civil service
Urgent and emergency care is in crisis – action is needed now
Saffron Cordery
How to reduce the impact of transport on our health
Throwing money at the NHS won’t solve all its problems
Richard Taunt, director of policy, the Health Foundation
August 2014
South Yorkshire PCC scrutiny body has now failed to react to a third scandal
Is it too late to complete fundamental reforms of Whitehall procurement?
