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Tag Archives: localism
Apr 8 2013
The central government continues to believe that it, and not elected local authorities, knows best
1 CommentTweet George Jones and John Stewart describe the considerable freedom for action and initiatives by local authorities up to the Second World War. Central controls then began to escalate, culminating in the 1980s when their right to determine their own levels of expenditure … Continue reading
Posted by: April 8, 2013
Tagged with: 2011 Localism Act, localism
Nov 20 2012
We do not know if voluntarist and localised bodies can realistically compete with the financial might of multi-national private firms and existing public agencies
Leave a commentTweet In recent years British Conservatism has sought to elaborate its own understanding of social justice as part of a broader project to ‘de-toxify’ its public image. Ben Williams argues that this has had important ramifications for the Conservative social … Continue reading
Posted by: November 20, 2012
Tagged with: big society, Conservative party, localism, Neoliberalism, Voluntarism
Nov 15 2012
Police force mergers are unnecessary and miss the point; the best policing is local
3 CommentsTweet Much of the focus during the PCC elections has been on the principle of representation. Will Tanner argues that localism is equally important and that the future of policing in England and Wales must be local and democratic, not regional and … Continue reading
Posted by: November 15, 2012
Tagged with: ACPO, criminal justice, Hugh Orde, localism, PCC Elections, reform
Jun 14 2012
Councils face a difficult task to replace Council Tax Benefit
Leave a commentTweet Stuart Adam and James Browne argue that the advantages of localising council tax rebate schemes seem to be strongly outweighed by the disadvantages; for instance, it will be difficult to design replacement schemes that protect the vulnerable while maintaining work incentives in the context … Continue reading
Posted by: June 14, 2012
Tagged with: council tax benefit, localism
May 16 2012
Nudging citizens towards localism? Links between behaviour change and local action have not yet been thought through sufficiently
Leave a commentTweet Peter John discusses new research into the government’s nudge policy and argues there is a danger that the link between behaviour change and local action will never be sufficiently established if the emphasis is placed solely on decentralisation. Nudging citizens toward localism? … Continue reading
Posted by: May 16, 2012
Tagged with: behavioural policy, decentralisation, localism, nudge
May 8 2012
Bristol is the only city that voted for an elected mayor. It remains to be seen how relevant the office will be
1 CommentTweet 10 out of 11 cities voted against having an elected mayor with Bristol being the only exception. Alex Marsh explains how this occured and argues that the willingness of Whitehall to relinquish power to the town hall is perhaps the key issue that will shape … Continue reading
Posted by: May 8, 2012
Tagged with: elected mayors, localism, uk politics
May 5 2012
The widespread rejection of elected city mayors is a spanner in the works for the government’s localism agenda.
1 CommentTweet Ministerial proposals to establish elected city mayors in England date back to the early 1990s, but have struggled to gain traction, despite Tony Blair’s support for the idea. Stuart Wilks-Heeg argues that Thursday’s referendums underline that supporters of elected … Continue reading
Posted by: May 5, 2012
Tagged with: elected mayors, local elections 2012, localism, police and crime commissioners
May 4 2012
Cities have largely rejected elected mayors – the focus should now be on further city deals
Leave a commentTweet Henry Overman muses over the results from yesterday’s vote on elected mayors. It looks like most, if not all, of the cities offered a choice are voting no to mayors [check Centre for Cities for a useful running commentary on results]. … Continue reading
Posted by: May 4, 2012
Tagged with: economic growth, elected mayors, local elections 2012, localism
