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Strengthening local choices

By John Stewart | 12 July 2013

Collective choices will be better handled by local government, argue George Jones and John Stewart.

Harking back to a golden age

By John Stewart | 26 March 2013

George Jones and John Stewart ask whether the Localism Act 2011 has changed things for better.

Did Heseltine get it right?

By John Stewart | 29 January 2013

Lord Heseltine's recent report on economic growth gets the thumbs-up from George Jones and John S...

Serving up a different delivery

By John Stewart | 13 November 2012

George Jones and John Stewart on how the responsibilities of local authorities for services can b...

How to, and how not to do overview and scrutiny

By John Stewart | 25 September 2012

With councils required to establish overview and scrutiny committees, George Jones and John Stewa...

A real plan for civil service reform

By John Stewart | 12 July 2012

The latest government paper on civil service reform is feeble and flawed, say George Jones and Jo...

Learning from the referendums

By John Stewart | 16 May 2012

It is time for the Government to realise the case for elected mayors is not as clear-cut as minis...

Breaking down the barriers

By John Stewart | 13 April 2012

The Localism Act reinforces the centralism, say George Jones and John Stewart.

What elected police commissioners mean for local government

By John Stewart | 18 January 2012

George Jones John Stewart look at the impact of directly elected police commissioners from Novemb...

Lessons from the past about governance

By John Stewart | 22 November 2011

George Jones and John Stewart look at how councils in the past dealt with issues like referenda a...