Ipsa could give MPs a 15 per cent pay rise

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority is expected to increase MPs' salaries to over £75,000

Royal Mail staff to say ''no'' to privatisation

NHS Direct job cuts add to A&E pressures

Head teachers blame Gove for their stress

Fast-track plan for quality social workers

We must do more to encourage whistleblowers

Legislation to encourage and protect whistleblowers acting in the public interest must be strengthened, says Professor David Lewis who calls for a Public Interest Disclosure Agency to send out a very positive message

One size fits all recruitment doesn't cut the mustard

Slavish adherence to public sector procurement frameworks may well help to keep costs under control. But when it comes to recruitment at the most senior level there is a real risk that those same frameworks can go wrong, says Neil Lupin

Don't hold your breath for a solution to the A&E crisis

A return of out-of-hours GP cover could be used to ease the strain on A&E departments but doctors will be reluctant, writes Professor Malcolm Prowle of the Health and Social Care Finance Research Unit at Nottingham Business School