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Discussion note from Localis workshops with Cheshire West & Chester Council and the London Borough of Barnet Council.
Localis, in partnership with Lloyds Banking Group, has published a major report on mechanisms for funding the construction of new local infrastructure which will provide the transport, energy and communication networks the country needs in the coming years.
Funding infrastructure in an age of localism (in association with Lloyds Banking Group).
Localis, in partnership with Capita Symonds hosted a policy roundtable at this year’s LGA conference entitled ‘Is efficiency enough? Or is a more fundamental rethink needed?
In the inaugural Bruce-Lockhart lecture, Minister for Decentralisation Greg Clark considers the message the Government will take to the country in 2015. Recognising the immediate and overriding need to restore economic stability, Greg Clark draws on the inspiration of Lord Sandy Bruce-Lockhart to look beyond the current financial crisis to offer a compelling vision of the future.
This edition of Policy Platform ? with contributions from senior local government figures – explores how councils can innovatively use their trading powers in the current economic climate
Localis’ latest report on reforming the business rates system with a foreword by Sir Michael Lyons, advocating the local retention of business rates to allow councils to support business growth.
The four contributors to this month’s Localis Policy Platform offer their views on how local authorities can support the process of community empowerment which lies at the core of the Big Society.
This Note follows the roundtable event on ‘Trust and Transparency in Local Government’ hosted by Localis in conjunction with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on 30th September 2010.
The balance of funding between central and local government is, arguably, the greatest challenge this government faces in achieving genuine decentralisation. We describe the problems as part of a more extensive piece of research that will culminate in a definitive report in 2011.