Localis chief executive Alex Thomson says that the decision not to move Eric Pickles in this week’s reshuffle shows that the Government is still committed to its localism agenda.
Senior Policy Officer at Localis, Steven Howell, will participate in a Guardian online debate about how the role of the local government chief executive is changing. Tune in at 12-2pm on Wednesday 5 September.
Local authorities should work with central government departments to make greater savings on office property, an influential Commons committee has reported.
Communities secretary Eric Pickles is one the few senior Cabinet members to remain in post following a controversial mid-term reshuffle by prime minister David Cameron.
Senior Policy Officer at Localis, Steven Howell, took part in a Guardian online debate on Monday 3rd September about how housing can boost the economy and how investment in house building might best be unlocked.
Welfare minister Lord Freud has announced a final list of 12 local authorities, which will run pilot schemes for the new universal credit scheme.
The government has opened bidding for grants to help pay for the cost of putting together community planning documents.
Alex Thomson, chief executive at Localis, argues that councils should be given a real incentive to pursue economic growth in light of recent figures showing regional disparities in business rates yields.
Council chiefs and business leaders have teamed up to lobby the Government and the European Union (EU) to reform European procurement rules, The MJ can reveal.
The proportion of homes in the sector which are empty has fallen, according to a survey published by the Homes and Communities Agency today.