The key strategic challenge for the Government, and those that follow it, is to manage the transition of the UK economy from reliance on increasingly expensive and environmentally damaging fossil fuels, to more sustainable and secure means of power generation without experiencing a serious and economically damaging energy shortage in the process.

Is it fair that adults who do not have dependent children are penalised? Throughout the previous Government’s tenure, JRF highlighted the unfair treatment of adults without dependent children.

Despite what many people think, employees in public service generally work hard for the benefit of their clients. People at many levels (not just doctors, nurses and teachers) are really dedicated to providing service and improving lives and society.

In July 2010, Anthony Dance asks on the HRZone website why poor manager performance was not seen as a key issue for HR practitioners. It's absolutely the case that many organisations see gaps in management capability as a  serious problem.

 In an exclusive interview with Editor, Scott Buckler, Sir Bob Kerslake, Chief Executive of the Homes and Communities Agency addresses how Local Authorities can bring empty homes back into the Housing market

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation published its annual update of the cost of a minimum standard of living on 6 July

Under the last government, the public sector experienced more than a decade of top-down, target-driven, centralised change.

With massive investments in public services, strides were made on improving infrastructure and service levels in health and education

The need for an efficient, cost effective service desk has never been more important, especially when organisations are expected to deliver more, for a lower cost with fewer resources.

Attractor was invited to join an HR Workforce Forum event at the start of July 2010, discussing the workforce and HR implications from the Total Place programme

IT is probably the only ‘silver bullet’ in the armoury of public sector leaders as they contemplate the ‘new normal’ of delivering current service levels with massively reduced budgets.