Business leaders say the public sector could save at least 25 billion pounds a year by reforming the way it buys goods and services. In a report today the Institute of Directors argues that within three years a radical restructuring of public sector procurement could bring annual savings of 15 billion a year and greater [...]
Teachers students, parents and the general public still see A-levels and GCSEs in a positive light according to a new survey. The study, carried out for Ofqual the exams regulator, by Ipsos MORI, found that the number of teachers with concerns about A-levels has grown.
The national survey has been carried out each year since 2003 [...]
By Phil Neal
Budget are coming under pressure across the public services. Although education is a priority with some ring fencing, there will be no exemption from the pain of cuts. The author offers a range of suggestions for pain free cost savings.
As the next election approaches, the state of the UK’s economy [...]
The National Housing and Planning Advice Unit has developed three new affordability indicators to show the ability to access home ownership and the affordability of maintaining a mortgage or renting in the private sector.
In the past decade there has been a deterioration in the affordability of homeownership while the affordability of private renting has remained [...]
This report is published by the six independent inspectorates and it explains how well the £200 billion spent on local public services is meeting people’s needs. It sets out what we know about what works to guide national and local policymakers. The report also provides information to help local public services overcome some of the [...]
By David A. J. Axson
Become a better manager by challenging the myths of commonly accepted management wisdom.
The author provides a humorous review of current management practice with a very serious message. The Management Mythbuster makes an entertaining case for questioning much of the conventional wisdom that pervades management today.
Through contrarian and provocative points of view, [...]
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