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A burning building during the London riots (PA)

Blog

In the National Interest: Panic on the streets of London

Civil disorder presents key challenges for public sector finance directors

16 Aug 2011

City of London Police's Costas Ioannou

Interview

FD Interview: Costas Ioannou

The finance director of the City of London Police has a £20m funding black hole to fill. He tells Richard Crump how he is learning to do more with less

20 Jul 2011

Blog

In the National Interest: The right to choose

Stephen Fitzgerald welcomes local authorities being empowered to appoint their own auditors

22 Jun 2011

Blog

In the national interest: Look for the talent within

Public sector organisations should look to their own talent to deliver in the age of austerity

09 May 2011

Opinion

The FD blog: Amid budget pain, councils are devaluing their FDs

Our latest In The National Interest blog from the public sector shows FDs being laid off or having their opinion devalued

14 Mar 2011

News

Public sector job losses to rise

Four out of 10 businesses planned redundancies in the first quarter of this year

14 Feb 2011

Opinion

In The National Interest: Bizarre trends causing concern to professional FDs

A number of organisations are removing FDs from the board

01 Feb 2011

Opinion

From the archive: Alan Johnson's appointment as shadow chancellor

Read what we blogged in October about the decision to appoint Johnson over Balls or Cooper

21 Jan 2011

News

UK manufacturing hits 16-year high

CIPS index rise cheers coalition government, but sector remains a modest portion of the British economy

01 Dec 2010

News

Third quarter GDP growth confirmed at 0.8%

UK growth figures boosted by strong export growth

25 Nov 2010

News

Lord Young quits as enterprise tsar

Gaffe on state of the economy comes after FDs give him the thumbs up

19 Nov 2010

News

Ireland heading for huge bail-out

EU mission could result in bail-out loan of up to €85bn

18 Nov 2010

News

Government borrows record amount for October

Public sector net borrowing rose to £10.3bn from £10.1bn a year ago

18 Nov 2010

Event

Exploring the routes to growth in the UK Economy

Join our next 'Evening With' event and the debate on growth prospects for FDs in 2011

11 Nov 2010

News

Bootle predicts one percent UK 2011 growth but thinks public sector cuts will be exploited

Will opportunities abound as hitherto state-served public sector markets open up?

01 Nov 2010

News

CBI issues policy shopping list to Osborne and Cable

Pushing short-term growth is top of agenda, says business group

26 Oct 2010

Upcoming Events

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Financial Director Summit 2012

The Financial Director Summit 2012 will provide a unique platform in which to share, compare and contrast experiences whilst learning and networking with peers

Latest Opinion

Do it yourself

At last IT will become like socks and underwear - truly personal and very diverse

The invisible man

The chief accountant may be devoid of personality and anally retentive in the extreme, but they are perfect for the job

Servants of the people

The financial services industry has to accept that its failure to fully appreciate its business models and the risks that lie within them means it will continue under an indefinite public, regulatory and parliamentary microscope

Latest Analysis

Cable takes aim at exec pay

The business secretary’s proposals on curbing executive pay drew a predictably mixed response from UK business, writes Christian Doherty

SMEs should keep GAAP facets

The Accounting Standards Board looks to implement IFRS for SMEs - albeit with some UK standards thrown in. Richard Crump reports

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