Plans to “reinvent the NHS’ financial model” and turn it from a service treating sickness to one that truly makes people healthy form the basis of the government’s 10 Year Plan. - Short form article, ...

English councils hold the key to unlocking potential growth of £276bn if they are allowed genuine stewardship of their local economies, according to a study. - Short form article, Growth, Local ...

The world is changing. It’s easy to feel as though, both nationally and globally, the public sector faces a confluence of catastrophe, with security, sustainability and the social fabric all under ...

The government has promised 300,000 social and affordable homes in a 10-year plan that also includes reforms to Right to Buy. - Short form article, Social housing, social housing, Right to buy, ...

Improving the “bureaucratic and labour-intensive” Spending Review process could lead to more effective public spending and even a less disillusioned public, a report from the Tony Blair Institute has ...

The government’s employment support shake-up must take complex regional variations in capacity and need into account if it is to avoid making England’s North-South divide even worse, think-tank ...

CIPFA recently ran two webinars exploring how having a mentor can help develop a public finance career. PF discusses the idea with Jo Pitt ...

The ‘triple lock’ makes the state pension too expensive and unpredictable and ministers should replace it with a new target level and wider overhaul of the pensions system, a study has recommended.