Parties ‘need to be honest’ about scale of investment needed to tackle health service crisis in England, warn analysts
Neither Tories nor Labour are being upfront about what is needed to fix them
UK defence official cites possibility that tracking devices or GPS transmitters could be embedded into metal crests
PM’s claim that policy can be funded by reining in tax dodging and welfare spending is met with scepticism
Local authorities still affected by financial crisis and expect further cuts by next government
Tax and spending calculations from both parties are based on policies that are stretched or made up
Decade of austerity fuels record repair backlog in NHS estate, say doctors and policy experts
Former chancellor says it could be ‘one big throw of the tax dice’ before the UK general election
Promises of overhaul hampered by legislative delays and interdepartmental rows, finds public accounts committee
Addressing property taxes that favour owner-occupation would be more productive
Fund says real departmental spending growth may rise at double the pace seen in official projections
Compensation expected to be announced after conclusion of seven-year public inquiry on Monday
Public priorities at odds with government spending programme for community healthcare, data show
Pledge to spend £3.7bn on infrastructure by 2030 has so far not delivered
Public accounts committee says Whitehall departments failing to spend enough time ensuring value for money
Growth must be given the same importance as scrutiny over spending
Assistance provided by maintenance loan falls to 9-year low as inflation cuts into support, says think-tank
City councillors say inflated ‘worst-case’ estimate has been used to justify major cuts and asset sales in local authority
Institute for Government says expenditure beyond next spring is mired in a level of uncertainty unseen for decades
Party officials describe Tories’ plan to cut Whitehall jobs to fund defence spending increase as ‘fanciful’
Nick O’Donohoe says British International Investment ‘needs to be stepping forward’ as it eyes renewable energy sector
Too often we have seen money squandered, not because of corruption but because of groupthink
The local community is desperate to see if the Tory party’s flagship policy will revive their economy
Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride calls for ‘adult conversation’ around making system more sustainable
The promise of billions in regeneration funding helped Boris Johnson win power in 2019. But critics say little has changed on the ground
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