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Why we should take a positive approach to public sector cuts
Public sector cuts provide the opportunity to forge public and private partnerships that will help us out of our current economic crisis and chart a sustainable path for the future, writes Detica's Martin Sutherland

The Audit Commission – chronicle of a death unforetold
Whatever the criticisms that can be levelled at the AC, and they are mostly not the ludicrous self-serving drivel being spouted by Ministers, it is far too important to be put to the sword on a whim, writes Colin Talbot

It might just be worth crying over spilt milk
The coalition has made a mistake – it has done a clear u-turn over a hard-to-disagree with decision, this time scrapping free milk for schoolchildren. But the coalition's critics, who spend so much time scratching around for any hint of a u-turn, kind of missed the point and focussed instead on the idea that Cameron was scared of being labelled as another 'milk snatcher', writes Rory Baxter

The Big Society is already happening locally
Local parish and town councils have been engaging with their communities for years in order to bring a better quality of life to their area – it shouldn't be difficult for this to be replicated across the country, writes Michael Chater, chairman, National Association of Local Councils.