Localis’ chief executive, Alex Thomson, is quoted on the Growth Deal funding announcement.
Localis’ chief executive, Alex Thomson, spoke for BBC Radio on the Growth Deal funding announcement.
Local government can deliver better services more efficiently and help address austerity challenges if it receives extensive new powers, according to a new report for Labour leader Ed Miliband from a commission headed by three leading Labour council leaders.
Ministers have today announced where the £2bn in Growth Deal funding will be allocated across all 39 English Local Enterprise Partnership areas from 2015/16.
Its great to see the two major political parties fighting it out for the most localist title – both acknowledging that the English state has been far too centralised for far too long.
Long-term public spending plans are needed to help integrate local service provision, a senior figure involved in implementing the coalitions flagship Community Budgets programme has said.
Perceptions are relative. If expectations are high, delivery has to be high otherwise you will be deemed a failure. But if expectations are low, you can get away with a less than stellar performance.
Chancellor George Osborne today said he wanted to start a conversation about a new model of city government that would see greater devolution of budgets to local level.
Local government has been urged to get the best value for money it can from its £2.5bn of surplus assets.
Tim Magness, group marketing director of Civica, draws upon Localis’ research of technology in local government as part of his case for the digital transformation of services and organisations.