Sir David stresses need to concentrate NHS services in fewer centres rather than hospitals cutting corners trying to deliver a full service on smaller budget

Local council cuts mean Gloucestershire police will have to make savings on top of the 20 per cent reduction in central government funding

"Progress is too slow" and the NHS faces a "huge challenge" in making the savings needed to safeguard its future, the chairman of the health select committee has warned.

The overhaul of the NHS in England is hindering its ability to make the savings it needs to safeguard its future, MPs say.

With only 510 UK civil servants being transferred to the private sector last year, compared with 1,140 in 2008, there is scepticism among the government and local authorities about outsourcing’s benefits

Mark D'Arcy asks whether night is falling on a Daylight Savings Bill

Labour leader says UK consumers are being exploited by "predatory" companies and is urging Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene to stop exorbitant charges for savings, holidays, banking and parking.

The government must ensure that energy firms pass on to customers multi-billion-pound savings made by installing "smart" meters, MPs say.

Inevitably when policy-makers design cuts packages they look at the short-term – savings achievable in particular department budgets within the spending review period. More holistic assessments, looking at where other public services ‘pick up the tab’ for another budget’s austerity measures, and the ‘displaced demand’ or ‘knock on costs’ that arise, ...

The proposed Energy Efficiency Directive, hailed as the most important piece of EU legislation on energy savings so far, is being heavily criticised for "considerably" watering down the measures initially foreseen for the renovation of public buildings. More »