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Is the bandwagon now rolling for elected mayors?[Sep 19, 2011, by Mike Burton, The MJ]
The Liberal Democrat conference got underway last weekend with a fringe debate on elected mayors. Michael Burton, who chaired the event, reports on the findings.
'Widen elected mayor policy,' Lib Dem urges[Sep 19, 2011, by Mike Burton, The MJ]
Directly elected police commissioners are likely to stimulate the public appetite for directly elected mayors, a leading peer has told a Liberal Democrat conference fringe.
The General Power of Competence – Is the sky the limit?[Sep 8, 2011, by Ricahard Carr, Localis (on Lib Dem Voice)]
As the Localism Bill moves into Report stage in the Lords, local authorities are getting ever closer to gaining their much discussed General Power of Competence (GPoC).
Time to get serious about localism[Sep 8, 2011, by Alex Thomson (in The MJ)]
Skills, criminal justice and health, as well as work and pensions, are all areas in which councils should be free to show how they can do things differently and more effectively, says Alex Thomson.
Is the coalition Government serious about empowering local government?
Learning the principles of partnership[Sep 1, 2011, by Alex Thomson, Localis (in the MJ)]
More for less is something of a mantra for the government. No-one would suggest creating better public services while reducing the cost of providing those services is an easy task, but there is plenty of evidence that sharing services between local authorities is one way to achieve this desirable do
Retaining Business Rates[Aug 9, 2011, by Alex Thomson, Localis (in the MJ)]
Sometimes, being a minister at the DCLG must feel like looking over the tennis net to see [this year’s Wimbledon champion] Novak Djokovic grinning back at you... a sinking feeling as you realise you just can’t win.
Business rates reform will help kickstart growth[Aug 1, 2011, by Alex Thomson, Localis (Conservative Home)]
Alex Thomson of Localis says Government plans are a big step in the right direction
Poor areas 'hit by business rate plan'[Aug 1, 2011, by Lucy Phillips, Public Finance]
The government’s system for repatriating business rates could put public services in poorer areas at further risk, while richer local authorities may lack the necessary incentives for growth, Public Finance has been told.
Councils Would Get To Retain Business Rates Income Above A Certain Threshold Confirms Communities Secretary Pickles[Jul 20, 2011, by eGov monitor]
English councils would be allowed to retain a chunk of their £19 Billion of their Business Rate income the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has confirmed.
Legislative boldness is only half the story[Jul 5, 2011, by Alex Thomson, Localis (in the House Magazine)]
This is certainly a government keen to get on
with things but, as befits a prime minister who
made localism a key plank of his election platform,
activity at CLG has been particularly pronounced.
PluggedIN, Trading Councils[Jun 23, 2011, by Alex Thomson, Localis (in the MJ)]
It is an oft-repeated truism that, in a time of austerity, local authorities must be innovative.
Alex Thomson is chief executive of Localis.
But, in a ‘policy platform’, published by Localis this week, a distinguished group of local government experts argue that a golden opportunity – in the fo
Barnet Banks on Big Society[Jun 16, 2011, by Dermott Caplin, the MJ]
London's 'easy council' Barnet has set up a Big Society Innovation Bank and is inviting residents and not-for-profit community groups to bid for funding local projects.
The 'Big Easy' - Barnet's Big Society[Jun 16, 2011, by Alex Thomson, Localis (in the MJ)]
The Big Society has garnered more than its fair share of headlines over the last couple of years, but what does it mean for local government? In the first of a series of pamphlets, Localis is publishing ‘Barnet’s Big Society’.
Alex Thomson talks to the BBC's Politics Show [Jun 6, 2011, by Alex Thomson (speaking to the Politics Show, London)]
Alex Thomson, Chief Executive of Localis, spoke to the BBC's Politics Show (London) about the reorganisation of London's boroughs.
The burden of power[Jun 1, 2011, by Alex Thomson, Localis (in the Local Government Chronicle)]
There is always something of a pendulum effect in local politics as those in government at Westminster lose seats locally but the recent local election results show it is swinging in a most unusual fashion. Come the morning after the night before, the two halves of the coalition both woke up with so
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Snub for localism
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Live discussion: lessons from the community budget pilots
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Localis Conference Opportunities 2013
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Localis at LGA Conference 2013
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Roundtable: Local government's role in health and public health
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The Road to EUtopia? Britain and the EU after the Bloomberg Speech
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- "Localis is fast gaining a reputation for pre-empting the localist agenda, producing thought provoking research and practical policy ideas"Anthony Seldon, author and political commentator
- "Localis’ commitment to decentralisation crosses party boundaries, and their research illuminates policy problems with new practical thinking"Prof George Jones, LSE
- "Localis offers a great blend of a passion for innovation, grounded practical ideas and unswerving belief in the possibilities of local governance"Derek Myers, Chief Executive, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
