Public Finance: In Conversation

Lord Pickles talks about his role in austerity and moves by the current government to reverse parts of his policy legacy.

Public Finance talks to Lord Pickles, chair of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments about standards in public life

A report by the UK Parliament's Public Accounts Committee has called on the government to ban local authorities from borrowing unless they have sufficient plans to make regular repayments of debt and interest. Public Finance editor Colin Marrs talks to committee chair Dame Meg Hiller.