Localis In The News

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122 Articles

Localis ideas which have been adopted by the Government - [Aug 12, 2010, by Conservative Home]

Localis have featured in a Conservative Home article listing the policies that Localis have developed and which have subsequently implemented by the coalition government

Council Tax Conundrum - [Jul 30, 2010, by Barry Maginn, Public Finance]

Greater direct accountability and community involvement is key to providing services that are efficient and focused on the needs and priorities of service users. But there are challenges with this approach too.

Going Local - [Jul 27, 2010, by Chartered Quality Institute]

Every British citizen relies on his or her local authority to provide services in the most economic, efficient and effective way possible. Given the complexity and diversity of the services they supply, this is always challenging, but with the £6bn of public spending cuts announced in May, it has probably never been more so.

Budget Hints at Greater Local Autonomy, But the Detail is Still to Be Revealed - [Jul 2, 2010, by Barry Maginn, egov Monitor]

It's time to turn rhetoric into reform - [May 27, 2010, by Tom Shakespeare, LGC]

A change of government offers huge opportunities for things to be done radically differently. There have been some positive steps outlined by the coalition but there remain important challenges that the new government must address, not least the huge financial pressures that local government must get to grips with in the months ahead.

Councils give big welcome to 'big society' - [May 20, 2010, by localgov.co.uk]

New freedoms for local government to support the Government’s ‘Big Society’ have been welcomed by council leaders.

Government goes ahead with ‘power to the people’ policies - [May 20, 2010, by Public Finance]

Guardian include Small State, Big Society in its Editor's Picks - [May 19, 2010, by Localis]

The Guardian has made Small State, Big Society one of their Editor's picks on their Guardian Public website.

Councils give big welcome to 'big society' - [May 19, 2010, by The MJ]

Localis said there was a major opportunity for the new coalition government to tackle the fiscal deficit and underperforming public services. Dr Anthony Seldon, said: ‘The move towards the reinvigoration of the local community is unstoppable

Small is beautiful claims thinktank report - [May 19, 2010, by Local Government Chronicle]

Massively reducing the size of the public sector in the face of the nation’s economic challenges does not have to spell doom for services orsociety, according to a new collection of work commissioned by thinktank Localis.

Key questions facing local government - [Apr 20, 2010, by Tom Shakespeare, House Magazine]

Our political system is in need of large-scale systemic reform. For decades successive governments have pursued an approach to policy making which has centralised power and decision making to the detriment of local people, communities, local government and public services

Place your bets - [Apr 20, 2010, by Mike Morgan-Giles, L.G. Lawyer]

Total Place should not be about making cost savings (although it will lead to them), or political maneuvering within central government. It is therefore a challenge for the next government to take Total Place forward in the right manner.

Changing the system from 'command and control' - [Mar 24, 2010, by ConservativeHome]

Last week saw the launch of the latest book from John Seddon’s stable, Systems Thinking in the Public Sector: Case studies delivering public services that work. It is a volume of case studies showing how local authorities using his ideas have made massive improvements in service in conjunction with dramatic reductions in costs.

Total Place - Carpe diem! - [Mar 15, 2010, by Tom Shakespeare, eGov Monitor]

Total Place is a big opportunity to radically shake-up public services, but we face a missed opportunity if the Treasury cannot be persuaded soon that the radical option is a political reality.

Can social innovation be solved by big government? - [Mar 9, 2010, by James Morris, NALC LCR Magazine]

James Morris discusses whether social innovation around issues such as housing, health and deprivation can be solved just by big central and local government?

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