Andrew Haldenby: A surgical approach to public spending cuts will keep the...
A surgical approach to public spending cuts will keep the sector sustainable and increase productivityThe discussion on the pre-budget report has moved into a discussion on public spending. The...
View ArticleAndrew Haldenby: There is no choice but cuts to public spending
Recognition across the political spectrum that public spending is out of control has yet to be matched by actionThe collapse in the public finances has put public spending cuts in the spotlight. Both...
View ArticleMiddle classes must lose benefits | Andrew Haldenby
Our wasteful welfare system has decoupled work and reward. Help for the poorest should be handled at a local levelThrough the years of illusory boom, we tried to have it both ways. The poor could be...
View ArticlePublic services want to be more accountable. Why don't banks? | Andrew Haldenby
Public services want to be more accountable. Why don't banks?Something I didn't expect happened at the Reform conference on the agenda of the new government on Tuesday. Remarkably, it was the speakers...
View ArticleTwo-year degrees get top marks | Andrew Haldenby
Lord Mandelson is right. In a weak economy, students need universities to help them learn at a lower costLord Mandelson is arguing this morning that universities should teach some degree courses in two...
View ArticleFire service: in the vanguard of public service reform
Leading fire and rescue services are proving they can maintain or even improve effectiveness in the face of budget reductionsThe fire service is far from the biggest public service. Its annual budget...
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