Where is the culture department likely to end up?
It was announced during the summer that the culture department (DCMS) will be slimmed down and moved to another building in Whitehall, vacating its existing premises at Cockspur Street, just off...
View ArticleThe spending review: live coverage
Commentary led by Jim Pickard and Alex Barker of the FT’s political team, Michael Hunter, markets reporter, Gordon Smith, FT.com’s deputy news editor, Martin Sandbu, editorial writer and co-ordinated...
View ArticleFlood schemes abandoned due to Defra cuts
My colleague Fiona Harvey has dug out the fact that an array of flood prevention schemes could soon be culled – despite claims by ministers pre-CSR that flood funding would be protected. There could be...
View ArticleLocal government cuts are steeper than they seem
It turns out today that cuts to local government “spending power” will only be 4.4 per cent on average next year across Britain’s councils. So says Eric Pickles and his DCLG department. This sounds...
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