accountancy

Troubled families in mind

12 June 2012 | John Tizard

The government’s ‘troubled families’ initiative has great potential, but many practical problems must be addressed – not least how we account for the improvements made Read more

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Audit Commission: the feeling’s not mutual

5 March 2012 | David Walker

Today’s announcement on private sector contracts for Audit Commission work confirms that the ‘mutual option’ was always a non-starter for public audit – and for the wider public sector too Read more

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In the money?

11 October 2011 | Alan Finch

It seems that money is used more and more as a way of keeping score, of comparing income, wealth or influence. Perhaps accountants should bear this in mind when presenting financial information to decision makers Read more

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Gut instinct vs Gaap

25 May 2011 | Alan Finch

It’s increasingly obvious that humans are emotional and irrational. So what does this mean for the hyper-rational, super-logical world of public sector financial management? Read more

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Pension prescriptions, by Nigel Keogh

6 April 2011 | Nigel Keogh

The Big Society means services will be provided by a wide variety of organisations. So how will that affect areas such as providing pension schemes? Read more...

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A graduate tax by any other name, by Martin Pliener

17 November 2010 | Martin Pliener

It looks like we will have some fun accounting issues with the new system for financing higher education.  In particular, around whether it is really a ‘loan’ system as against a ‘graduate tax’, and if it is a ‘loan system’ who are the  borrowers and lenders. Read more...

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