Under the proposal, benefits would be lower where it was easier to find work, and councils would also be given incentives to help people find jobs, according to Phillip Hammond
Mark Wallace of the Taxpayers Alliance finds a mixed picture in Town Halls when it comes to embracing Freedom of Information and strongly advocates ensuring transparency continues.
Up to 15% of spending on public services is being wasted through duplication and inefficiency, according to research that suggests huge savings could be made without harming schools, hospitals and social care
This week, the Localis think-tank launched Bold steps for radical reform, a robust attack on quangocracy by Kent County Council leader Paul Carter. Shadow local government minister Bob Neill ‘strongly endorsed’ the report’s thinking, which is being discussed at shadow Cabinet level
Windsor and Maidenhead council will announce today a four cut per cent in the charge from April.The Local Government Association said that Windsor and Maidenhead’s tax cut was the biggest ever.
Web founder Sir Tim Berners-Lee has unveiled his latest venture for the UK government, which offers the public better access to official data. A new website, data.gov.uk, will offer reams of public sector data.
The shadow local government minister has ‘strongly endorsed the thoughts behind’ a report calling for the abolition of major quangos and the radical devolution of responsibilities to local government.
Councils need to simplify and standardise their underlying processes before they are consolidated into a single shared service, according to a new report
Shadow local government minister Bob Neill said it was a ?timely document that flags up a lot of things that a Conservative government needs to address? but stopped short of a making concrete any pledges.
Localis was cited in the new report, ‘Bold Steps for Radical Reform, from Kent County Council. The report, launched on 19th January shows how substantial savings of public money can be delivered