Consortia of councils could gain powers over rail services, a government consultation has said.
The Local Government Pension Scheme should be investing in infrastructure programmes across the county. It would be good for fund members and for the economy.
Mutual trust between political leaders and equal attention to individual councils are said to be vital in making a success of shared chief executives.
Councils sharing chief executives have saved more money than they expected, a Local Government Association analysis has revealed.
Localis Research Fellow, Steven Howell, took part in a Guardian online debate on Wednesday 7th March regarding the delivery and design of public services.
A new report calls for the establishment of a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) to spur economic growth in infrastructure projects.
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has urged councils to start preparing the ground for the next Spending Review.
As Nick Clegg has recently noted, there needs to be a ‘gear shift’ in infrastructure spending. Whilst George Osborne dots the i’s and crosses the t’s on his third budget, it is worth considering how such a ‘gear shift’ may be enacted.
Local government pension funds should plough money into waste and other infrastructure investments to boost their returns and support essential projects, an influential think-tank has said.
The Guardian’s Local Government Network has named Localis’ ‘Credit Where Credit’s Due’ report as their Pick of the Web.