Economy

Two proposals in the running for decommissioning project

Manifesto pledges include resurrecting department for climate change and creating a chief secretary for sustainability role in HM Treasury

The principles of privatisation are faltering, and – as a book by an ex-regulator makes clear – the right balance between intrusive control and free market initiative remains elusive

Party’s election pledge also includes development of new charter of digital rights

Public sector pay cap key to "efficiencies" in services, think tank says

Transport for London and department need up to £650m more to complete late-running project

Independent assessment will look at department’s quality management approach after longstanding double-counting issue

Cabinet Office says pre-election guidance applies to all civil servants and NDPB staff

Martin Swain found a new home at Companies House almost a year ago. He tells Colin Marrs about the organisation’s intersection with the business and public sector worlds

BEIS moratorium comes after energy watchdog says it cannot rule out earthquakes due to shale gas extraction

Treasury to publish report in 2020 setting out how costs of net-zero carbon emissions target should be distributed

NI pay offer "totally unacceptable" in continuing absence of a functioning executive, NIPSA says