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 […]
This note from the Chief Executive is from our April newsletter. You can read the newsletter in full here and register to receive it straight to your inbox on our homepage. The late AA Gill said that if you want to anger someone write about where they live. Having run the gauntlet of England’s local […]
Government must broaden its focus from the major cities to small town England if it is to make an economic success of Brexit, a new report issued today has urged. Analysis by the think-tank Localis makes the case that those parts of the country home to small and rural towns, which contain some of the […]
Our latest report, The Making of an Industrial Strategy, argues for an industrial strategy which provides places the support and space to lead from the front in their economic renewal. This goes against the grain of previous industrial strategies. Past governments have tended to avoid providing particular places with tailored support and instead favoured a national approach […]
This note from the Chief Executive is from our March newsletter. You can read the newsletter in full here and register to receive it straight to your inbox on our homepage. “If you can’t annoy somebody” wrote Kingsley Amis, “there is little point in writing.” With so many Localis reports being released in the coming […]
On proposals to diversify the developer market Localis chief executive Liam Booth-Smith said: “The real test of the government’s housing white paper will be whether they can diversify and disrupt the developer market. Large house builders are close to capacity and, to be frank, appear content with the status quo. The commitment to encourage greater […]
Role summary The fast growing think tank Localis needs a Communications Manager to oversee its communications and events work. As a leading voice in the devolution and public service reform debate this is an exciting opportunity to join a growing think tank influencing important policy areas. We’re looking for someone to be responsible for […]