Localis In The News

341 Articles

Video Blog: Localis’ Alex Thomson
[Oct 15, 2010, by Public Finance]

Localis Chief Executive Alex Thomson talks to Public Finance about localism and the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review

Empowered Communities With Neighbourhood Budgets Should Drive Early Intervention
[Oct 6, 2010, by eGov Monitor]

Community led early intervention programmes supported by government funding could transform our neighbourhoods and provide solutions to key social challenges argues a new report from Localis.

What role for local government in the Big Society?
[Oct 6, 2010, by ePolitix.com]

Communities and local government minister Greg Clark spoke of the importance of localism in a world where politics was becoming increasingly personal. Clark also spoke of the vital role of volunteers and the need for community engagement.

Time and the Place
[Oct 6, 2010, by Barry Maginn, Public Finance blog]

Localis argues in our Total Neighbourhood report that, while putting local budgets funds under the control of a strong, locally elected lead will reduce duplication, re-centre the focus on service users, and help to tackle social issues through prevention rather than (much more expensive) cure, it i

Birmingham initiative hailed as future of 'Big Society'
[Oct 6, 2010, by Corin Williams, Local Government Chronicle]

Birmingham City Council’s community-led early intervention programmes show local authorities how to deliver cheaper and “radically better” services, according to thinktank Localis.

Neill backs place-based budgeting at Localis event
[Oct 5, 2010, by Lucy Phillips, Public Finance]

Bob Neill endorses Total Place-style budgeting at Localis Conservative Party conference fringe event

Localis study backs up case for place-based budgeting
[Oct 5, 2010, by David Williams, Public Finance]

The new Localis report, 'Total Neighbourhood', adds weight to calls for place-based budgeting

Localis Events for Conservative Conference
[Sep 30, 2010, by Alex Thomson, Conservative Home]

Conference is upon us and that can only mean one thing, or rather two things – alcohol and fringe events. The bad news is that it’s no champagne for the second year in a row, despite the election result. The good news is that Localis is hosting two exciting events dealing with key localist issues on

Local money for local spending
[Sep 21, 2010, by Alex Thomson, Conservative Home]

Alex Thomson, the Chief Executive of Localis, says councils should be able to keep the Business Rates. We cannot have true localism when only a quarter of a Council's budget is raised locally.

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 pr

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 ge

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.

• "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

more