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Localism, the vote-winner

14/08/2014

Localis chief argues giving councils financial autonomy would be a vote-winner.

Not much detail in Adonis report

03/07/2014

It’s 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.

Do we stick with self service?

03/04/2014

Alex Thomson explains why he is in favour of the move towards commissioning councils.

Time to get serious about localism

06/09/2011

Skills, criminal justice and health, as well as work and pensions, are all areas in which councils should be free to show how they can do things differently and more effectively, says Alex Thomson

The ‘Big Easy’

21/06/2011

Famous for its ‘easy council’ ideas on delivering services, Barnet has now developed a set of practical tools to make a local reality of the Big Society, says Alex Thomson.

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Black hole spending review

Jonathan Werran, chief executive of Localis, reflects on what the Spending Review means for local government.
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