In response to today’s report on Stamp Duty by the London School of Economics and the VATT Institute for Economic Research, the think-tank Localis has issued the following statement, ahead of publication of its own report into ‘Disrupting the housing industry’ which will be released in October. Jack Airey, senior researcher at Localis writes: The issue […]
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s call earlier this week to increase the number of staff working in mental health – in a bid to redress the balance between the resources made available for physical and mental treatment – was widely lauded. It is clearly a good thing that some of the extra cash should be allocated […]
The British public get the governments they want. On this occasion, much as in 2010, it is a Tory one but with a hand on the shoulder. The Conservatives had a difficult evening, not achieving the definitive result they wanted. Labour, for all the triumphalism, still lost the election. That being said, intellectually and politically […]
The Labour Party has sought to put its childcare policies at the forefront of the election campaign. It plans to extend the allocation of free childcare hours, totalling 30 free hours for all parents of 2 to 4 year olds. This afternoon, questions have arisen over the costs of this policy. The costing document for […]
Social care is the headline from today’s Conservative manifesto and the experts have roundly criticised their proposal. Theresa May has some very smart people around her who knew this would happen. So why did they actively brief the policy and put it centre stage? Because this isn’t about policy but mandate. Should they win next […]
Localis is looking forward to hosting events with council leaders and policy makers from local authorities across the country at the LGA Conference in Birmingham this year. As part of a full programme of events, on Tuesday 4 July, we will be hosting a private dinner with a number of key figures from local government […]
This interim report is part of a wider research project by Localis looking into the next steps for health and social care integration and focuses on local government’s view of accountable care systems and where integration will be positioned within it. Click here to download the interim research note. Emerging themes Co-ordination not integration Many […]
This note from the Chief Executive is from our May newsletter. You can read the newsletter in full here and register to receive it straight to your inbox on our homepage. As I write the Conservatives have won control of Derbyshire. The Tees Valley mayoral race is neck and neck and in Birmingham reports coming […]
Targeted tax arrangements for the most deprived places. The most economically challenged places in the country, for instance those we have previously identified as stuck, should be provided special fiscal arrangements that make their place more attractive to inward investment and entrepreneurs. Tax reliefs offered as part of the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme should be […]
Some quick reflections on today’s announcement and what I think it will mean for the local elections and policy. Brexit won’t be the only thing talked about during the election I’ve consistently read this will be the Brexit election. No doubt it’ll be a foggy spectre lingering around every issue, but it can’t be the […]