Articles tagged with: Public sector

08 Jul Health

Resident Doctors Vote To Hold Fresh Wave Of Strikes

Resident doctors in England have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action, the British Medical Association (BMA) has confirmed, reigniting tensions in the long-running NHS pay dispute.

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19 May Energy

Easy wins in decarbonising Britain

While the government focuses on heat pumps for homes, commercial buildings offer easy wins to help get the UK to net-zero.

05 Apr Technology

Palantir Boss Louis Mosley: Keir Starmer "Gets" AI, "You Could See In His Eyes"

In a bid to boost growth, Labour has thrown open government’s doors to controversial US tech firm Palantir. In his first ever sit-down interview, Palantir’s UK chief Louis Mosley tells Sophie Church how it is revolutionising the work of government departments. Photography By Dinendra Haria

13 Mar Health

Abolishing NHS England Became "Inevitable" – But What Happens Next?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that NHS England will be abolished and absorbed into the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC), in a shock move that will be the biggest structural reform of the NHS in more than a decade.

14 Jan Technology

Tech Secretary Says He Will Take The Flak If AI Expansion Goes Wrong

Science, innovation and technology secretary Peter Kyle has said that he will make himself personally accountable if artificial intelligence tools make mistakes across the public sector.

29 Jul 2024 Health

Teachers And NHS Staff To Get Above Inflation Pay Rise

The Government has agreed a pay rise worth 5.5 per cent for teachers and some NHS staff, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed.

09 Mar 2024 Economy

Experts Say Government Plans For Public Spending Cuts Are "Laughable"

The "fictional" cuts to public spending that underpinned Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget mean voters are not getting a true picture of the choices facing the next Government, experts have said.

14 Jul 2023 Economy

Civil Service Pay System “Not Fit For Purpose” As Senior Staff Offered Larger Raise

The FDA union considers the civil service pay system to be “not fit for purpose” and in need of reform, despite the union accepting the pay recommendations set out by the Prime Minister on Thursday.

13 Jul 2023 Economy

Rishi Sunak Accepts Public Sector Pay Rise Recommendation Of More Than Six Per Cent

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed that millions of public sector workers will receive pay increases of more than 6.5 per cent for 2023-24, accepting the full recommendations of the independent pay review body and forcing ministers to find cuts of up to £2bn.

25 Mar 2023 Health

Unions "Won't Rest" In Fight For Pay Deals After Success For NHS And Rail

The year began with the highest levels of industrial action in decades, with nurses, junior doctors, ambulance workers, rail operators, teachers, university staff, and civil servants shivering on the picket lines in their fight for improved pay and conditions – sometimes almost all at once.

09 Feb 2023 Education

Top Stories: Government Unveils Family Hub Plans, Pressure Piles On Sunak To Provide Ukraine With Planes

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has unveiled £300m in funding for the rollout of family hubs across England, which will help give support and guidance to families with children.

27 Nov 2022 Health

Cabinet Minister Says Pay Rises Matching Inflation Or Higher "Unaffordable" For Public Sector

Pay rises that match or are higher than inflation are “unaffordable” for the public sector, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said, as multiple sectors have announced strike action before Christmas.

21 Jul 2022 Economy

Baroness Armstrong: Our public services are at breaking point – we need imaginative solutions to deliver a sustainable workforce for the future

The public service workforce is at breaking point.

17 May 2021 Communities

Kensington And Chelsea Council Bans Grenfell Cladding Firms From Work On Local Projects

Several companies appearing at the Grenfell inquiry have been blocked from working on projects in the borough following anger from residents.

02 Dec 2020 Economy

Government’s argument for freezing public sector pay does not stand up to scrutiny

After enduring a decade of lost pay and working around the clock to get the country through the crisis, a pay rise for our public sector key workers is a matter of justice

30 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Boris Johnson urges Brits to join the public sector as he heaps praise on coronavirus frontline staff

Boris Johnson is urging Brits to consider a career in the public sector as he hailed the “heroic efforts“ of frontline staff during the coronavirus pandemic.

Now is the time for a purpose-led, adaptive and collaborative public sector

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19 May 2020 Coronavirus

Now is the time for a purpose-led, adaptive and collaborative public sector

As the pendulum of public opinion swings towards scrutinising the Covid-19 response and future deficit reduction, government action will only succeed if it can inspire society, according to a new report by PA Consulting.