Articles by Laura Sharman
Councils have shed nearly 500,000 jobs since 2010, figures show
By Laura Sharman | 27 June 2013
Nearly a million jobs will be lost from the public sector within four years, insurers Zurich Muni...
Report calls for better use of evidence to improve standard of public services
By Laura Sharman | 27 June 2013
New report from the Alliance for Useful Evidence says there needs to be a change to the way resea...
Union wins historic equal pay case worth millions
By Laura Sharman | 26 June 2013
Nearly two thousand women have been awarded a share of £12m following an equal pay case against S...
Spending Review 2013: An end to automatic pay progressions
By Laura Sharman | 26 June 2013
The chancellor has confirmed public sector pay rises will be capped at 1% in 2015-16, with an end...
Spending Review 2013: Reform of school funding
By Laura Sharman | 26 June 2013
The chancellor has protected the funding of schools in real times, promising to allocate funds mo...
Reform of public services is 'not delivering' in Scotland
By Laura Sharman | 26 June 2013
The progress into reforming public services in Scotland has been 'patchy', says committee.
Hull selects Serco for call centre contract
By Laura Sharman | 26 June 2013
Hull City Council awards new call centre contract to Serco, in deal that could save council £339,...
Highlands Council names new chief executive
By Laura Sharman | 25 June 2013
The Highland Council has appointed Steve Barron as its new chief executive following the retireme...
Pilots to explore smart use of public assets
By Laura Sharman | 25 June 2013
LGA and Cabinet Office launch 12 schemes to see how local and central government can drive effice...
Binmen in Bromley and Croydon to strike next week
By Laura Sharman | 25 June 2013
Refuse collection workers in Bromley and Croydon will go on strike for three days next week over ...
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