]> 2010-03-08T15:06:00+00:00 tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/features.asp PSCA International http://www.publicservice.co.uk/feed/logo_service.gif Public Servant Scotland http://www.publicservantscotland.co.uk Edinburgh should host a global conference on bank reform to strengthen its position in the financial sector, according to Reform Scotland chairman Ben Thomson. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13699 2010-03-08T15:06:00+00:00 Public sector employees could face a national pay freeze in 2011/12, Finance Secretary John Swinney has said. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13696 2010-03-05T16:26:00+00:00 A new national body could be created as part of changes to 'strengthen and streamline' children's hearings tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13678 2010-02-25T13:20:00+00:00 Scottish councils have been challenged to think radically about service design and delivery by the Accounts Commission for Scotland tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13665 2010-02-18T13:00:00+00:00 Conservative leader David Cameron has pledged to repair the relationship between Westminster and Holyrood governments if he comes to power are the next election. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13634 2010-02-15T11:16:00+00:00 Scotland needs to improve its skilled workforce if it is to survive the economic downturn, a report from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills has warned. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13632 2010-02-15T09:15:00+00:00 Glasgow has launched an ambitious plan to cut its carbon emissions by 30 per cent over the next 10 years to become one of Europe's most sustainable cities. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13565 2010-02-04T10:40:00+00:00 Scotland should retain a property-based local tax, set and raised locally, and based on the current system of council tax, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has urged. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13564 2010-02-04T10:17:00+00:00 Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital Aaron Levenstein told us. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13558 2010-02-01T15:32:00+00:00 Scotland is expected to experience a 'slow and fragile' economic recovery, business leaders have warned. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13537 2010-01-22T15:25:00+00:00 Scotland's ambitious landfill and recycling targets are at risk of not being met by councils, Audit Scotland has warned. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13528 2010-01-15T11:22:00+00:00 Alcohol misuse could be costing every Scottish adult about £900 per year according to a new independent study. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13496 2010-01-14T15:03:00+00:00 The controversial 400kV upgrade of the Beauly to Denny power line has been approved by the Scottish Government amid claims by objectors that alternatives were not properly considered. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13439 2010-01-11T09:52:00+00:00 From accusations of misleading parliament to a cabinet reshuffle and further charges of manifesto U-turns, the last few months have dealt the Scottish Government a tough educational lesson. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13336 2009-12-23T09:51:00+00:00 Members of Tayside Joint Police Board have been accused of not understanding their role and failing to achieve best value. tag:www.publicservantscotland.co.uk,2008-02-18:/feature_story.asp?id=13328 2009-12-17T10:05:00+00:00