IT Trends 2008/09 predicted that by 2010 public services would be stretched to breaking point as demand continued to increase and capacity declined. John Serle, IT Trends Editor discusses the latest report

Scrapping the inspection and the target culture in local government would improve performance and would save money in the process says the Director of Policy, Localis as he explores their latest report ‘For Good Measure’.

With fewer than 1,000 days to the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, public sector organisations should be asking themselves if they are prepared for the world’s largest sporting event. Mark Quartermaine from BT discusses.

"A sustainable recovery must be built on exports, business investment and saving" says George Osborne, as he argued that macro-economic stability would be the cardinal principle of a Tory Government.