Economics

Paparazzi shot hints at Whitehall’s ‘Operation Yellowhammer’ contingency planning

Treasury’s lack of understanding of the overall impact on public finances hinders government response, according to NAO

Occupational pension fraud and overpayments make up lion’s share of cashpot

Resolution Foundation claims that scrapping entrepreneurs' relief could help relieve public spending squeeze

Chancellor publishes letter to Treasury select committee after government release of 25 technical notices on preparing for no-deal Brexit

The Department for Exiting the EU released a raft of technical notices on preparing for a no-deal Brexit. We look at what they reveal

Up to 650 staff from non-ministerial department set to move to HQ based near new government hub

Rollout of software to some businesses hailed as “testament to the hard work of HMRC staff”

Civil service chief executive says first 1,800 specialists will join the profession later this year

Reports had indicated the army are also on standby to help distribute out medicines, food and fuel to vulnerable communities

Think tank calculates pay deals announced yesterday will cost around £800m a year

Public Accounts Committee says it has "little confidence" sweeping courts reforms can be delivered

CIPFA's policy manager Alan Bermingham takes a look at what the OBR's report on fiscal sustainability tell us about long term government spending – and the picture isn't pretty

Lord Nick Macpherson says select committees should be better resourced to conduct over-arching probes

PACAC describes Manzoni and Treasury admissions on PFI as ‘shocking’

Tax agency says it demanded shutdown of 20,000 “malicious” sites over past 12 months

Sir Simon Fraser says that the lack of an agreed government position on the future relationship with the EU left the UK unable to conduct a negotiation effectively

ICO investigating tax agency after investigation by advocacy group Big Brother Watch 

Cipfa survey also finds three quarters of leaders are “more negative about Brexit now than last year”

Liz Truss to say that she believes there is still greater efficiencies to be made in existing government spending despite budget constraint since 2010

Strategy launched to link up government actuaries, economists, engineers, operational researchers, scientists, social researchers, statisticians and data scientists

Public Accounts Committee warns changes to rules for successor PF2 projects risk repeating past mistakes

David Bunting to leave Border Delivery Group to take on general counsel role on temporary basis

Chancellor Philip Hammond told Cabinet ministers health boost was “extraordinary” one-off outside usual spending review process