Localis’ chief executive, Alex Thomson, spoke to BBC Radio Kent on Compulsory Purchase Orders.
Localis’ Jack Airey writes in PBC Today on the need for central and local government to reassess their approaches to public land.
Localis’ Jack Airey writes in PBC Today on the need for central and local government to reassess their approaches to public land.
As we enter the febrile atmosphere of a general election year, it is perhaps fanciful to hope for non-stop reasoned debate over policy between now and May. But we at Localis are hopeful that the decentralisation of power away from Whitehall will at least continue to be a key issue in politics throughout the coming year, as it did in the last.
Statutory notices need to shift into the 21st Century, according to communities secretary Eric Pickles.
Some of Britain’s biggest cities are attempting to escape from government control, using widespread public interest in devolution to launch their own bid for freedom, following the referendum on Scottish independence and as part of a nationwide shake-up of local government.
Councils face a 6% cut in spending power next year once ring-fenced funds and pooled resources are excluded from the Local Government Finance Settlement, an analysis by CIPFA has found.
The number of local government employees has fallen by 33,000 since last year while NHS staff numbers are up by 20,000 over the same period, according to figures published today by the Office for National Statistics.
Government planning reforms should be amended to tackle anxieties about inappropriate and unsustainable development, a panel of MPs has urged.
Localis’ Chief Executive, Alex Thomson, spoke to BBC Radio Stoke on the future of local government finances.