Localis is proud to be supporting the Community Tent at year’s Big Tent Ideas Festival 2019. The Big Tent Ideas Festival is a new way of doing politics: bringing together people from all backgrounds and political affiliations, for a day of political and cultural debate To be held on Saturday 31 August at the iconic […]
Join us at our LGA Conference drinks reception, organised in association with ‘Britain’s Leading Edge’, in the Hilton Bournemouth from 6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. on the evening of Wednesday 3 July. Localis is marking a year of prolific research output with its groundbreaking reports on central-local relations, the role of local economic anchors, place-based […]
Join us from 9.30 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday 15 May in the Lecture Room of the Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for the launch of our latest report: “Hitting Reset – a case for local leadership”. In recent times attempts have been made to recast central/local relations, seeking a concordat between Whitehall and town […]
Join us from 9.30 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday 24 April at One Birdcage Walk for the launch of our latest report: “Prosperous Communities, Productive Places”. This report, sponsored by West Sussex County Council and modelled on its key economic partner Gatwick Airport, will consider the importance of local economic anchors to the national and […]
Wednesday 5 December | From 7.00 p.m. The British Academy, 10 – 11 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AH Localis’s annual drinks reception will be held in the Reading Room of the British Academy on the evening of Wednesday 5 December from 7.00 p.m. onward. Localis has enjoyed a year of dynamic growth and change in 2018. […]
Join us from 3.00 p.m. on Tuesday 30 October at the Institution of Civil Engineers (1 Great George Street, Westminster, SW1P 3AA) for the launch of our latest report: Ethical Commercialism. This report, sponsored by Norse and CIPFA C.Co, discusses new approaches to local partnership. With mounting public concern over the extent to which private […]
Its nearly the time of year again to engage in powerful discussion and network for what promises to be a multitude of interesting, and charmingly provocative speeches, debates, dinners and more at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. This year, we will be hosting three events at Jurys Inn, 245 Broad Street, B1 2HQ on Monday […]
Event information Join Localis in on the morning of Wednesday 4 July at the 2018 Local Government Association conference, Birmingham for a high-powered breakfast fringe event to debate and explore what policies and actions will prove vital to preserving the future of the high street. The event begins promptly at 8.15 a.m.and lasts for an hour. Due to anticipated demand […]
On Monday 25th June, we will launch our new report on Monetising Goodwill. The launch event, taking place at St Matthews Church (20 Great Peter Street, Westminster), will involve panel discussion with Westminster City Council leader Cllr Nickie Aiken. The report looks at political attitudes to taxation reform, considering what services and desired outcomes the public are willing to […]
This roundtable on Monday 23rd April will consider reforms to local revenue raising policy. We will discuss the politics and policy mechanisms that would enable innovative revenue raising opportunities at the local level (e.g. voluntary levies). Discussion output will inform our current research project on Monetising Goodwill. Discussion will focus on: Barriers to, triggers for […]