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Tax Increment Financing – like other forms of hypothecated taxation – has long horrified the Treasury. But Stuart Watson finds attitudes changing, in the Exchequer as well as at Westminster and Holyrood.
One of David Cameron’s first acts as PM was to increase the pressure to shrink Whitehall’s carbon footprint. James Patterson says that a combination of common sense and modern technology can yield impressive results.
Wales is set to win greater powers to legislate if the Welsh people vote ‘yes’ in a forthcoming referendum, reports Ian Pickering
Cabinet veteran Ken Clarke has arrived at the MoJ with ambitious plans for reform. Ben Willis sets out an agenda that aims to cut both reoffending and public expenditure.
This week’s interviewee works in the child protection unit of a city council, and has nine years’ experience as a social worker
This week’s interviewee is a GP with more than 20 years’ experience as a partner in an urban practice
Following in the footsteps of local government, Whitehall is set to accelerate the outsourcing of services and functions. Stuart Watson monitors progress – and looks for lessons in some major recent outsourcing programmes.
After all the talk of electoral reform, the Lib Dems have won a promise of a referendum on AV. Dr Ken Ritchie is distinctly underwhelmed.
This week’s interviewee works for the home ownership branch of a housing association
A CSW survey of civil servants reveals broad satisfaction with training provision, albeit with variations between grades, professions and departments. Ruth Keeling looks at the results – and the likely impact of budget cuts
Welsh devolution has brought many benefits, says Hywel Francis. But it could bring more if its mechanics were better understood in Whitehall
This week’s interviewee is an addiction manager, working for a local authority to provide help and support to adults with drug and alcohol problems
A G-cloud and a government applications store are the next big ideas in government IT, but cost savings will depend on buy-in from the wider public sector in order to create economies of scale. Ruth Keeling reports