Public Sector

Lord Hutton, author of a new report on public sector pension reform, tells Channel 4 News fairness is a key aim – but others say the system remains so unfair it will need another review in five years.

Public sector workers should expect to work longer and receive lower pensions, a report by Lord Hutton suggests – the perfect recipe for industrial action, writes Economics Editor Faisal Islam.

As Ministers propose a ban on displaying tobacco in shops and the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes, Matthew Cain says the moves will tackle the ‘last bastion’ of branding.

Council staff are opting for pay cuts to save their jobs as town halls implement the biggest budget reductions since the Second World War, writes Political Correspondent Cathy Newman.

The Fire Brigades Union claims the safety of Londoners is at risk as the firm that services the capital’s fire appliances struggles to pay off its debts.

Trust hospitals and primary care trusts are still failing to comply with patient safety alerts despite a warning a year ago that doing so was mandatory, Channel 4 News learns.

Trust hospitals and primary care trusts are still failing to comply with patient safety alerts despite a warning a year ago that doing so was mandatory, Channel 4 News learns.

Prime Minister David Cameron says most public services could be run by private firms, charities and voluntary groups – a move denounced by unions as “classic nasty party stuff”.

More than 80 Liberal Democrat councillors attack the Government over local spending cuts – but an expert tells Channel 4 News the cuts are not unreasonable.

Prime Minister David Cameron says the “fundamental reform” planned for the NHS is part of a complete modernisation of public services across the country.

Ministers are warned that plans to scrap dozens of quangos will not save money or improve accountability, as MPs say the whole process so far has been “botched”.

Mountains of bin bags and rats in the streets: angry residents in parts of Birmingham say their rubbish hasn’t been collected for almost a month.

Mountains of bin bags and rats in the streets: angry residents in parts of Birmingham say their rubbish hasn’t been collected for almost a month.

In a shake-up that could cost more than £130m to set up and run in the first year, plans to replace police authorities with elected commissioners are published by the government.

Top executives in the public sector should not be paid more than twenty times the salary of their organisation’s lowest paid staff, a review of fair pay among public servants has recommended.