by Chris Rogers | 17 Nov 2016 | Politics, Public Sector
Imagine you’re a director, or even a partner in a business. Chances are you wouldn’t be happy if the managing director and chief financial officer attempted to sign off next year’s budget in one go. Picture it. The plans for the next year, which will determine whether...
by Chris Rogers | 18 Aug 2016 | Education & Children's Services, Employment
In the midst of summer holidays, the Olympics and the Labour Party’s seemingly never-ending leadership contest, there are still civil servants in the depths of Whitehall churning out policy papers. For many departments these will be focusing on what on earth to...
by Chris Rogers | 5 Jul 2016 | European Union, Politics, Public Sector
Yesterday, amidst much celebration, NASA managed to place a probe in Jupiter’s orbit. It spent five years getting into position and now it will look down on the largest planet in our Solar System. But, it makes you wonder, what would the inhabitants from another world...
by Sam | 9 Sep 2014 | Data, Economy, Employment
Public Finance reports that public sector job prospects have fallen following a period of buoyancy, according to Manpower’s employment outlook survey. Its latest findings, relating to the public job prospects fourth quarter of this year, showed a net employment...
by Sam | 4 Sep 2014 | Education & Children's Services, General Election 2015, Politics
This week the majority of schools in England and Wales will return from recess, while MPs will also return to Westminster to get in stuck into a Parliamentary cycle that will be dominated by the looming General Election. So naturally ideas to fill the respective...
