Budget devolution key to Osborne’s ‘Northern Powerhouse’

 

If you can't see the Public Finance Daily email below click here to view the web version   News and comment from Public Finance - the official magazine of CIPFA   23 June 2014 | Public Finance Home | Contact us | Sign up         Budget devolution key to ‘Northern Powerhouse’ Chancellor George Osborne today said he wanted to ‘start a conversation’ about a new model of city government that would see greater devolution of budgets. Delivering a speech in Manchester, the chancellor set out his vision for a ‘Northern Powerhouse’, backed by stronger local powers and improved transport links...       News Doctors’ leader blasts NHS ‘market culture’ The coalition’s NHS reforms have a created a ‘bizarre market culture’, while the drive for savings has destabilised services, British Medical Association chair Dr Mark Porter has warned... Improved primaries 'behind London education success' The boost in the academic attainment of disadvantaged pupils in London is due to improved performance by primary schools at the turn of the millennium and not reforms to secondary schools, IFS research has found... Watchdogs consult on integrated inspections Public service inspectorates are seeking views on how they can work together to assess what local agencies are doing to help children and young people... Monitor: foundation trusts should be more innovative Monitor has urged NHS foundation trusts to take ‘controlled risks’ in order to improve patient care... More news     CIPFA Conference  Conference live blog Keep up-to-date with all the speeches and debates at next week's CIPFA conference via Public Finance's live blog. You can also send us your comments and questions. Register for a reminder here... CIPFA 2014     Public Finance International World Bank boost for Nigerian agriculture A $495.3m international development credit has been approved by the World Bank to support agricultural services in northern Nigeria... More international news     Opinion Not the same old spending review, by Kayte Lawton Fiscal reality dictates a radical new approach to spending reviews post-2015. This means the Treasury devolving much more funding to localities, five-year budget allocations and less Whitehall ringfencing... Small charities: no longer beautiful? By John Tizard Political parties and public bodies all loudly proclaim their commitment to helping small charities deliver essential services. In practice, the infrastructure that makes this possible is crumbling at the seams... More opinion     Assistant Chief Officer Cheshire Constabulary  c. £90,000 pa Finance and Resources Director SHAL Housing Limited £Competitive package Capital Manager London Borough of Merton £35,772 - £46,512 per annum (depending on experience) Finance Business Partner Newcastle City Council £38,422 - £42,032 pa More public finance jobs Jobs: South East Jobs: North West Jobs: East Mid. Jobs: West Mid. More regions CIPFA Publications Events     Click here to unsubscribe from this email