Policy-and-politics - Page 4

By Jon Rowney | 12 September 2024

Jon Rowney says the next Comprehensive Spending Review will be one of the few opportunities that ...

PLACE-MAKING

Getting to the heart of the matter

By Jonathan Werran | 12 September 2024

Jonathan Werran introduces Localis’ latest report, which sets out ‘a roadmap for a transformative...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Lessons from Michael Caine and councils

By Sir Bob Neill | 28 August 2024

Both Labour and the Conservatives must look to local government for solutions to the challenges t...

GOVERNMENT

Unfinished business

By Michael Burton | 14 August 2024

Total Place, the 30-year concept of merging public sector funding pots, was terminated after a ye...

POLICY AND POLITICS

There is enormous energy and hope out there

By Jessica Studdert | 09 August 2024

The Government has a chance to unleash power and collectively forge new routes to sustainability,...

COMMUNITIES

Brokering a new social contract

By Donna Hall CBE | 16 July 2024

Local government is uniquely positioned to play a huge role in the rebuilding of a new social con...

PODCASTS

Sir Bob Neill talks about his political journey

By Heather Jameson | 15 July 2024

In the latest episode of the Our World is Local podcast, former local government minister Sir Bob...

GENERAL ELECTION

Rayner named levelling up secretary

By Martin Ford | 05 July 2024

Angela Rayner has been named secretary of state for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

HOMELESSNESS

Experts weigh in on Tories' failure to end rough sleeping

By Dan Peters | 03 July 2024

Experts have questioned outgoing local government secretary Michael Gove’s excuse for the Conserv...

ELECTIONS

Labour could bring in automatic voter registration

By Ellie Ames | 27 June 2024

It has been reported that Labour plans to introduce automatic voter registration (AVR) if elected...

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