Care minister Paul Burstow has insisted there is no crisis in the funding of social care. Giving evidence to the health select committee on Tuesday, Mr Burstow left MPs incredulous after he argued that a combination of government funding and council efficiencies should be able to fill any gap between the demand for care services and the resources available to meet that demand.
Business leaders have challenged local government’s commitment to investment and compared it poorly to civic leadership in the rest of Europe, LGA chair Sir Merrick Cockell has said.
Councils may look to local asset backed vehicles to solve the problem of funding infrastructure in a downturn
A round table debate organised at think-tank Localis with Berwin Leighton Paisner discussed the question: is the Localism Act a lawyers’ charter?
One element of the NHS reforms has prompted little conversation ? the reconnection of local government to health, says Localis’ Alex Thomson
Richard Carr, Research Fellow, Localis discusses the Private Finance initiative (PFI) and how local authorities can deliver short-term growth without incurring long-term public debt.
A bill that will introduce an infrastructure funding mechanism that is intended to allow English local authorities to unlock stalled regeneration schemes will be launched today, communities secretary Eric Pickles has announced.
Localis Chief Executive, Alex Thomson took part in a debate on BBC Coventry & Warwickshires Shane O’Connor’s Breakfast Show.
It’s time to take the rubbish out of the Christmas break says Alex Thomson.
The public and the voluntary sector remain confused about David Cameron’s flagship Big Society idea, MPs say.