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Alex Thomson

Alex Thomson

Alex Thomson is former chief executive of local government think tank Localis

Articles by Alex Thomson

A critical moment for LEPs?

By Alex Thomson | 09 November 2012

Alex Thomson, argues enterprise partnerships must win battle of hearts and minds, to match new fu...

Fringe benefits from the conference season

By Alex Thomson | 23 October 2012

Localis chief, Alex Thomson, takes the temperature of localist passions from this year's main par...

Closing the commissioning skills gap

By Alex Thomson | 19 September 2012

The latest report from think-tank Localis looks at providing the skills for councils to change ho...

The quality of leadership in the public sector

By Alex Thomson | 13 June 2012

Alex Thomson shares his thoughts about the issues that were highlighted at the recently held MJ F...

Breathing new life into regeneration

By Alex Thomson | 23 May 2012

A new approach to regenerating the UK's towns and cities is needed, says Alex Thomson.

The enriching power of learning for local communities

By Alex Thomson | 02 May 2012

Alex Thomson looks at how Localis will publish a series of e-publications that offer a range of v...

England's new mayors prove a force for good

By Alex Thomson | 25 April 2012

The introduction of mayors over the past decade has been mostly positive, says Alex Thomson.

Deal or no deal?

By Alex Thomson | 28 March 2012

Does the future lie with community budgets and deal-making? Alex Thomson asks.

Social media and councils

By Alex Thomson | 21 March 2012

Social media is an integral part of service provision says Alex Thomson.

We need to use the LEPs to generate funding

By Alex Thomson | 07 March 2012

Local Enterprise Partnerships need greater powers to unlock infrastructure funding says Alex Tho...