John Kingman responds to Justine Greening’s critique of HM Treasury.

A major new study reveals that the notorious “iron grip” of the UK Treasury on public spending is a myth. The existing arrangements contribute to inefficiencies. Cash control from the centre does not ...

The long-standing model of centralised Treasury control over public spending has inadequately adapted to the realities of public service delivery.

The long-standing model of centralised Treasury control over public spending has inadequately adapted to the realities of public service delivery.

New research shows that the Treasury's tight control of public spending has come at the cost of a fragmented, short-term system that undermines long-term investment, cross-government collaboration and...

📢Just launched: new report on the future of UK public spending governance New research from the University of Cambridge, The University of Manchester, University of Bristol and University of York, re...

The Treasury has tended to keep a tight rein on spending.

The Treasury has tended to keep a tight rein on spending.

Former civil service bosses praise Romeo’s track record after Starmer appoints her to top job

The late rock legend penned some of Midnight Oil’s most successful songs from Power and the Passion to Beds are Burning and Dead Heart.

The 2025 UK Budget had a glaring absence of any long-term economic strategy for growth and investment.

The 2025 UK Budget had a glaring absence of any long-term economic strategy for growth and investment.

When it comes to standards oversight, it’s not the acronym that matters – it’s the powers that go with it and the independence to make politically ...

Fix Britain says 'HR culture and bureaucracy of Whitehall' and rise in judicial reviews are among 'factors that prevent functionality' in governmen...

New guidance will damage the quality of government and public discourse.

The experiment of empowering councils and disempowering senates has failed, and we need to remodel our universities’ governance

The 2025 Spending Review set out major capital spending, but will it be enough to boost productivity growth?

by Sam Warner, David Richards, Diane Coyle and Martin J. Smith In our recent article published in Policy & Politics, we examine how centralised financial control and short-term political pressu…

Written evidence submission publications for Industrial Strategy.

Abstract Since coming to power in July 2024, the Starmer government’s approach to reform has rhetorically focussed on the centralised, short-term, and fragmented nature of British policymaking and th...

Abstract Since coming to power in July 2024, the Starmer government’s approach to reform has rhetorically focussed on the centralised, short-term, and fragmented nature of British policymaking and th...

A 'strategic steer' from the business department says regulator should 'be attuned, and responsive to, feedback from business'

Perm sec tells MPs “stretching and realistic” Spending Review targets are being worked up with the Office for Value for Money

Starmer tells MPs downsides of technology must be balanced against “huge opportunities”

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

'We will transform your work for the better,' cab sec and PM tell civil servants ahead of reform announcement

John Denham describes department as “a law unto itself” that would do destructive things to other parts of government without consultation

After US President Donald Trump falsely claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s approval rating stands at a mere 4%, experts including Professor Olga Onuch of The University of Mancheste...

Councils face a funding black hole of more than £8bn by 2028-29, analysis has revealed. - Short form article, LGA, Local Government Assocation, Spending Review, Local government

The 2024 general election was a landslide in the true sense of the word, as the collapse in Conservative and SNP support allowed Sir Keir Starmer to take power with a large parliamentary majority. Thi...

James Bowler tells MPs release of data not intended for publication is 'deeply unwelcome'

English councils’ financial crisis will continue despite another above-inflation spending power increase, sector bodies have said. - Short form article, Local government settlement, Local Government F...

Whistleblowing charity Protect calls for urgent reform after examining Carillion, Horizon and Lucy Letby scandals

Responsibility for IPA’s functions and responsibilities will move to the Treasury when NISTA gets up and running