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BUSINESS
London to get half of £1bn extra housing borrowing
By Dan Peters | 26 June 2018
Councils in London will benefit from half of the additional housing borrowing flexibilities despi...
WHITEHALL
Localis: Council tax restrictions should be eased
By Mark Conrad | 25 June 2018
Ministers should lift restrictions on council tax increases and let town halls set local taxes fo...
DEPARTMENT FOR LEVELLING UP, HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES
Brokenshire appoints Booth-Smith as SpAd
By Heather Jameson | 30 May 2018
Localis chief executive Liam Booth-Smith has been appointed as a special adviser to local governm...
PEOPLE
Localis chief to step down
By Heather Jameson | 10 May 2018
Chief executive of local government think-tank Localis, Liam Booth-Smith, is to step down to take...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Building productivity in a place
By Heather Jameson | 26 March 2018
As we prepare for Brexit, local government’s role in boosting growth will become even more crucia...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Industrial Strategy snubs councils
By Mark Conrad | 27 November 2017
Business secretary Greg Clark has snubbed councils and empowered local enterprise partnerships (L...
WHITEHALL
Homes under the Hammond
By Jonathan Werran | 23 November 2017
Head of news and events for think-tank Localis, Jonathan Werran, looks at what the Budget means f...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
We can work it out
By Joe Fyans | 07 November 2017
This week, think-tank Localis published a report examining how a combination of Brexit, automatio...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Councils need to be at the heart of a local skills renaissance
By Paul Carter | 06 November 2017
Cllr Paul Carter explains why he believes devolution to the counties has the power breath life in...
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Localis report: In Place of Work
By Joe Fyans | 06 November 2017
This week Localis published a report examining how a combination of Brexit, automation, populatio...
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