PEOPLE

Werran named as Localis boss

By Heather Jameson | 03 July 2018

Think-tank Localis has named Jonathan Werran as its new chief executive, replacing Liam Booth-Smi...

BUSINESS

London to get half of £1bn extra housing borrowing

By Dan Peters | 26 June 2018

Councils in London will benefit from half of the additional housing borrowing flexibilities despi...

WHITEHALL

Localis: Council tax restrictions should be eased

By Mark Conrad | 25 June 2018

Ministers should lift restrictions on council tax increases and let town halls set local taxes fo...

DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES

Brokenshire appoints Booth-Smith as SpAd

By Heather Jameson | 30 May 2018

Localis chief executive Liam Booth-Smith has been appointed as a special adviser to local governm...

PEOPLE

Localis chief to step down

By Heather Jameson | 10 May 2018

Chief executive of local government think-tank Localis, Liam Booth-Smith, is to step down to take...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Building productivity in a place

By Heather Jameson | 26 March 2018

As we prepare for Brexit, local government’s role in boosting growth will become even more crucia...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Industrial Strategy snubs councils

By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2017

Business secretary Greg Clark has snubbed councils and empowered local enterprise partnerships (L...

WHITEHALL

Homes under the Hammond

By Jonathan Werran | 23 November 2017

Head of news and events for think-tank Localis, Jonathan Werran, looks at what the Budget means f...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

We can work it out

By Joe Fyans | 07 November 2017

This week, think-tank Localis published a report examining how a combination of Brexit, automatio...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Councils need to be at the heart of a local skills renaissance

By Paul Carter | 06 November 2017

Cllr Paul Carter explains why he believes devolution to the counties has the power breath life in...

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