Chancellor George Osborne today said he wanted to start a conversation about a new model of city government that would see greater devolution of budgets to local level.
Local government has been urged to get the best value for money it can from its £2.5bn of surplus assets.
Tim Magness, group marketing director of Civica, draws upon Localis’ research of technology in local government as part of his case for the digital transformation of services and organisations.
Involving users in public service delivery could unlock billions of pounds in savings, a report by the government’s reviewer of public service choice has concluded.
Localis’ chief executive, Alex Thomson, spoke for BBC Radio about the upcoming council elections.
Alex Thomson on why transparency is more important than ever to local government.
Alex Thomson, Chief Executive of Localis, discusses the challenges facing the integration of public services.
95% of council are now sharing services, saving more than a third of a billion pounds so far, the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed.
Peter Wilkes, researcher for Localis, participated in a Guardian Local Leaders live discussion on how councils can put schools at the heart of their communities
Alex Thomson discusses public service provision, in particular, some of the arguments swirling around commissioning.