So, the conference season is over and, having been at all three conferences, running more than a dozen fringe events, I have been given a fascinating insight into politics at both the very top and the grass roots.
Local rate retention has not gifted authorities the financial independence they crave, but it is a first step towards autonomy
Residential property owners including social landlords are to be offered 125 million of ‘cashback’ payments as an incentive to take up the government’s green deal scheme.
The chairman of an influential Commons committee has slammed government proposals to remove planning powers from struggling councils and hand them to Whitehall, without the right of appeal.
A new report has suggested that UK charities are being hampered by a number of factors in their effort to engage with the public sector and help provide services to those in need of them.
Local government is poised to establish its biggest collective energy-switching venture, with up to 26 councils ? including the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) ? in talks to join Oldham MBC’s initiative.
Dan Hannan MEP gives his views on attending party conferences, ahead of speaking at a Localis Conservative Party Conference fringe event.
Social Enterprise UK has called on councils and third sector groups to prepare fully for the Social Value Act, which comes into force in January.
Senior Policy Officer at Localis, Steven Howell, participated in a Guardian online debate about the relationship between the public and private sectors.
Against a new policy context of opening up public service provision, recent reports by Localis and the CBI provide further evidence that outsourcing in the public sector is here to stay.