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, […]
This note from the Chief Executive is from our August newsletter. You can read the newsletter in full here and register to receive it straight to your inbox on our homepage. As I write this note, I glance at the cover of a magazine on my table. It is lit up with the words “DON’T PANIC”. The subtitle […]
Writing for LGC in his first column as Localis chief executive, Liam Booth-Smith considers where the devolution agenda will go next. You can read the piece in full here or below. The EU vote has lifted a veil of ignorance from our political leaders. The country, as one catches dawn’s first light, is now seen with bewildering […]
A report published today by think tank Localis, supported and sponsored by KPMG, makes the case for a step-change in devolution within the NHS or risk its long-term sustainability. The report argues that much more NHS funding should be raised and controlled locally with local NHS and local government leaders devolved total control of their […]
Localism in an age of Brexit How did such a binary question turn out to be so much more than the sum of its parts? Will a reconfigured British state reflective of ruthlessly exposed political chasms now emerge? Where will the impacts of Brexit be felt most acutely? In the days that follow the referendum […]
Writing for the MJ, Jack Airey considers what the UK voting to leave the European Union might mean for local government. You can read the piece in full here or below. Britain has taken leave of its senses and councils could pay the price. How did such a binary question turn out to be so much […]
Localis, the leading independent think tank dedicated to issues related to localism and local government, has appointed Liam Booth-Smith as its new Chief Executive. Liam Booth-Smith has a decade’s worth of experience working in and around politics and public policy. Liam joins Localis from his current role as Head of Research and Communications at the […]