The ‘public service ethos’ is meant to be a defined set of principles or values that all public servants adhere to when performing their duties to the public. The findings of our new report A New Public Service Ethos reveal that there is a general consensus amongst public sector workers about the characteristics that make […]
To launch the beginning of our new research project on The Making of an Industrial Strategy, Localis research fellow Jack Airey considers the rising numbers of the self-employed workforce, the trend’s regional variations; and how the Government’s emerging Industrial Strategy can help support such workers. The rise of the self-employed From Theresa May’s review of […]
Commenting on the resignation of Lord Jim O’Neill from the Government, Liam Booth-Smith, Chief Executive of Localis, said: “Lord Jim O’Neill’s resignation from the Treasury is unfortunate as it will undoubtedly raise questions about Theresa May’s commitment to the Northern Powerhouse agenda, but I’d caution against over interpreting what this means. Government has still made […]
In a book review for LGC, Liam Booth-Smith writes on why, in or out of government, the fortunes of localism and the devolution agenda are tied to former chancellor George Osborne. Read the article in full here or below. In his 2012 book, The Austerity Chancellor, Janan Ganesh notes George Osborne was never “taken with localism, […]
Writing for the MJ, Liam Booth-Smith considers what local government can expect at Conservative party conference. You can read the piece in full here or below. A party conference is actually quite an impressive affair. Politics at its most professional and amateur in equal measure. The set piece speeches, the confluence of money and media, the sheer maddening concentration […]
Writing for City AM in support of our new white paper ‘Turning Generation Rent into homeowners‘, Liam Booth-Smith writes on the case for green belt reform. You can read the piece in full here or below. Imagine a race in which the finishing line moved further away, faster than you could run. Rigged against you, no matter how […]
Research Fellow, Jack Airey, considers the implications of the Government’s plans to devolve Attendance Allowance to local authorities. When the then Chancellor announced last year that local authorities would fully retain their business rates income by 2020, he was widely praised for pulling a decent sized rabbit out the hat – albeit with the caveat […]
Writing for Prospect, Liam Booth-Smith considers how the Labour Party can rebuild itself through devolution. You can read the piece in full here or below. When the history of these years of the Labour party is written, there will be a footnote for the year 2017 thanking the former Tory chancellor George Osborne. Next year, some of our largest city […]
Join us at this year’s party conferences where we will be hosting the following events: Labour Party Conference, Liverpool Roundtable | On the house: can public-private partnerships offer something for nothing? 08:30-09:30 Tuesday 27th September In association with Willmott Dixon Private roundtable event to consider the role that public-private partnerships could play in solving England’s housing crisis. Conservative […]
Writing for Prospect, Liam Booth-Smith considers localism in the NHS. You can read the piece in full here or below. A few years ago my old boss got into a minor spat with then Health Secretary Andy Burnham over the claim that N is “the most important letter in NHS.” (As I write that sentence it sounds ridiculous, […]