By Gary Fraser. An Analysis of the Christie Commission Report on the Future Delivery of Public Services The case for public service reform has never been more urgent. The evidence is pointing overwhelmingly to the conclusion that the current way of doing things in the public sector, even without the cuts, is simply not sustainable. This article

Tessa Jowell MP, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Office Secretary, in response to the Public Service Reform White paper, said:

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A poll last year said Labour would do better under Blair.  Another poll by YouGov shows that Labour voters would prefer Blair as leader again.  Miliband was right…

Asked if there would be new initiatives announced in the next few days, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Government was looking to build on its achievements on public service delivery and reform. We would be setting out new proposals and we would expect those in the next few weeks. Cabinet were also likely to discuss this issue in their meeting tomorrow. Asked...

Vince Cable is the public’s preferred choice for Chancellor, according to a poll by PoliticsHome. Of the general public polled, 31% chose Vince Cable above George Osborne, Alistair Darling, Ken Clarke, Peter Mandelson and Ed Balls. The poll also found that 79% of Liberal Democrat voters supported Vince Cable for the job, while Osborne and Darling received

A series of proposals to reform the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) have won the backing of the public in a new IPSOS-MORI poll (8-17 January, 980 individuals) commissioned by the Media Standards Trust: By a 61% margin the public believe the chief purpose of this body should be to monitor compliance with the code of practice

The G20 summit is an important opportunity to 'repair and reform' the financial system for the future Alistair Darling the Chancellor has told the Financial Services Authority.

Labour is not doing badly in the polls just because of Gordon Brown. Look at the polls under Blair in his last year and it's clear that there was an anti-Blair bounce which has since subsided and the decline has continued. This is because Labour has lost touch and no Cabinet member who is liked by the public - in fact to be fair most are anonymous, rather than disliked. Think back to the Cabi...

ACADEMICS yesterday criticised the way public services reform is being planned by the Scottish Government.