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.
Caller to Surrey County Council: I’ve tried the number given on your website for the library but it doesn’t work. Council employee: What was the number? Caller: 0900 1800. Council employee: I’m sorry, those are the times the library is open. 
Public Servant magazine and Public Servant online have a finger on the pulse of public sector operations and offer interesting and informed reports and reviews of what is going on in Whitehall. They are a useful supplementary source of information for the Office of Government Commerce 