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Today the Queen outlined the government’s plans for legislation for the year ahead during the official state opening of parliament… The official state opening of parliament today presented an opportunity for the government to outline its plans for the rest of the year. The speech, given by the Queen, highlighted...

Chancellor George Osborne admitted he is undertaking a “significant” amount of planning to protect the economy in the event of a Brexit vote. The revelation comes after Downing Street denied they were making these types of preparations earlier this week. Speaking to the Commons treasury select committee on EU membership,...

The Budget revealed a number of major infrastructure projects would be given the go ahead, and funding was earmarked for flood defences… Infrastructure came out on top in the Budget, with more funding to be set aside for a number of major projects including HS3 and Crossrail 2. Additionally money...

Glasgow City Council will cut some 1,500 posts in the next year to plug a budget shortfall of £130m… A new budget approved by Glasgow City Council will see some 1,500 jobs cut in the next year in an attempt to meet a shortfall of £130m. Leader of the city council...

Austerity measures will see government funding for children’s services in Hertfordshire reduced… Hertfordshire County Council is facing significant cuts to it budget for services that support children. Funding in 2010-11 stood at £47,663,569. By 2019 this figure is estimated to reach a mere £14,993,090—a cut of 69 per cent. Concerns have been...

A new study has revealed a significant proportion of council homes bought under Right to Buy in London are now let out privately… Right to Buy has turned a substantial number of bought council homes into private rented accommodation, it has emerged. Former council home tenants are making money by privately...

Now we see it happen again: an apparently new term appears in the sky of psychiatry: "peer work".  It means that now ill people treat the ill; and what are the professionals, also called skilled persons, going to do? They are, of course, still allowed to treat, but where...

New research has revealed English councils saw an increase in profit from parking charges and penalty notices this year… Motoring research charity the RAC Foundation found councils across England are making significant profits off parking charges and penalty notices. According to the data, councils made a record £693m profit during 2014-15,...

Information from the government has revealed a significant increase in the amount of non-ringfenced reserves held by local authorities… Councils are under significant pressure to do more with less. Services and staffing levels have been scaled back dramatically to meet saving targets set by the government and with less funding...

Can digital services reap rewards for councils and taxpayers?  Alan Mo, Research Director at Kable discusses how digital infrastructure is helping local authorities... A recent local newspaper article reported that more than £800,000 has been committed to transforming the digital infrastructure of two councils. It went on to ask: will...

Two Conservative MPs have criticised colleagues for undermining the decision of regulatory body Ipsa to increase pay by 10 per cent... Earlier this week it emerged that regulatory body, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa), was planning on pressing ahead with pay increases for MPs. The public sector has undergone significant...

Chancellor George Osborne has revealed £4.5bn of measures he plans to enact to bring down national debt... A new raft of austerity measures have been released by the Chancellor George Osborne today. It is hoped these cuts will enable the government to reduce national debt, but the news will undoubtedly...

Jeremy Hunt has called for the NHS to cut its spending on agency workers, but what does this mean for the health service? Adjacent Digital Politics discusses the issue... Agency workers are part and parcel of the health system. On any given shift there is likely to be an agency...

Adjacent Digital Politics looks at the scheme and examines the pros and cons of selling off England's publicly-owned housing stock... There has been a lot of hand wringing and mud slinging over the issue of Right to Buy. For better or worse, the system allows council tenants to purchase their local...

As the government readies for state opening of parliament, Adjacent Digital Politics examines what to expect... This morning will see the official opening of parliament, during which time the government's plans for the next parliament will be laid out. Despite having a slight majority of 12, the Conservatives are in...

The Chancellor George Osborne has told government departments to start looking into where £13bn of further cuts can be made... After five years of cutting services to the bone it is frankly astounding there is anything left to cut. However, yesterday Chancellor George Osborne called upon Whitehall departments to begin...

The Liberal Democrats pledge an additional £2.5bn for education in England in their manifesto As the 7 May draws closer, the pledges and promises from the political parties are coming thick and fast. Yesterday, the Greens announced their manifesto, which included curbing privatisation of the NHS and free public transport....

Southwark Council explain the move from a paper-based planning application process to an online version in an attempt to reduce paper waste and to streamline processes… Southwark Council has replaced its online planning system with Idox’s Public Access system, a more robust planning portal, widely used by councils across the...

David Cameron has pledged to extend the Right to Buy scheme, which allows social housing tenants to purchase their home The controversial Right to Buy scheme will be extended under the Conservatives. David Cameron is expected to unveil the pledge, which will allow up to 1.3 million social housing tenants...

The Scottish election campaign is set to focus on the rural economy, apprenticeships, and opportunities for women... It is expected that both the Scottish Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats will set out plans to help rural businesses develop. Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson is set to visit a farm in Aberdeenshire...