On the ground: how Scotland’s public servants experience public service reform (opens in new tab)

Given widely recognised fiscal pressures, we can expect to hear plenty of discussion during this May’s Holyrood election about the need to make public services more effective, productive, and affordable at a time when demand on services is set to grow. The chorus of voices calling for spending cuts as a part of the solution is getting louder.Before we leave the politicians to make their pronouncements, it is worth reflecting on what those involved in the provision of public services have to s...