Department for Communities and Local Government

  • DEFRA budget slashed

    THE DEPARTMENT for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs has agreed to cut its budget by 30% by 2020. Given that the department has already had its resources cut to the bone, some observers are wondering whether it can survive another… Read More

  • Wasting away

    LEADERSHIP IS lacking on waste policy as cuts and crises undermine DEFRA’s ability to take charge.                 DEFRA underwent its annual review recently. It’s been a tough 2014 for one of Whitehall’s smallest… Read More