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· May 14
🌞Today we are releasing a new report that argues council pension assets should be funding solution to UK’s affordable housing crisis 🏘️
In 'New Stable' we make an evidenced case that institutional investment in affordable housing would boost social prosperity. ⬇️
In 'New Stable' we make an evidenced case that institutional investment in affordable housing would boost social prosperity. ⬇️
🍾This July at the LGA conference in Liverpool we are hosting a drinks reception and fireside chat from 18:00 until 19:00 at the Hilton City Centre.
Hear from Mayor of Liverpool @metromayorsteve.bsky.social and Birmingham City Councils Joanne Roney
Sign up to attend: forms.office.com/e/iN8v2zfTak
Hear from Mayor of Liverpool @metromayorsteve.bsky.social and Birmingham City Councils Joanne Roney
Sign up to attend: forms.office.com/e/iN8v2zfTak
May 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🍾This July at the LGA conference in Liverpool we are hosting a drinks reception and fireside chat from 18:00 until 19:00 at the Hilton City Centre.
Hear from Mayor of Liverpool @metromayorsteve.bsky.social and Birmingham City Councils Joanne Roney
Sign up to attend: forms.office.com/e/iN8v2zfTak
Hear from Mayor of Liverpool @metromayorsteve.bsky.social and Birmingham City Councils Joanne Roney
Sign up to attend: forms.office.com/e/iN8v2zfTak
🌞Today we are releasing a new report that argues council pension assets should be funding solution to UK’s affordable housing crisis 🏘️
In 'New Stable' we make an evidenced case that institutional investment in affordable housing would boost social prosperity. ⬇️
In 'New Stable' we make an evidenced case that institutional investment in affordable housing would boost social prosperity. ⬇️
May 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🌞Today we are releasing a new report that argues council pension assets should be funding solution to UK’s affordable housing crisis 🏘️
In 'New Stable' we make an evidenced case that institutional investment in affordable housing would boost social prosperity. ⬇️
In 'New Stable' we make an evidenced case that institutional investment in affordable housing would boost social prosperity. ⬇️
Congrats to @green-alliance.org.uk @centreforcities.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social @localis.bsky.social @csjthinktank.bsky.social @reformthinktank.bsky.social @hepi-news.bsky.social @suttontrust.bsky.social who all had reports featured in April's top 10 most read! Read them all here: bit.ly/42bCQvJ
May 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
New opinion piece by our Chief Executive @jonathan-werran.bsky.social on the @lbc.co.uk website about local government salaries
Careful cutting the fat cats: Local governments' problems go much deeper than eye-watering salaries
It is fair to say that the annual TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) ‘Town Hall Rich List’ is feared and loathed by council leaders as a yearly punishment beating ordeal.
www.lbc.co.uk
April 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
New opinion piece by our Chief Executive @jonathan-werran.bsky.social on the @lbc.co.uk website about local government salaries
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Last teaching day this term on the MA Urban Planning & Resilience covering rural planning with Trevor Cherrett, local government finances with Joe Fyans from Localis, and Monica Altamirano direct from Delft on water resilience 🙌🏽
March 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Last teaching day this term on the MA Urban Planning & Resilience covering rural planning with Trevor Cherrett, local government finances with Joe Fyans from Localis, and Monica Altamirano direct from Delft on water resilience 🙌🏽
Yesterday we launched our new report 'Generating Hope' with E.ON UK at in-depth roundtable discussion. We talked all things net zero and local government. Thank you to everyone who came! #ukpolitics #netzero
March 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Yesterday we launched our new report 'Generating Hope' with E.ON UK at in-depth roundtable discussion. We talked all things net zero and local government. Thank you to everyone who came! #ukpolitics #netzero
Setting up our E.ON UK launch roundtable for our new report Generating Hope 🚀
How can local councils help us reach net zero?
#localgov #netzero #renewableenergy #ukpolitics
How can local councils help us reach net zero?
#localgov #netzero #renewableenergy #ukpolitics
March 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Setting up our E.ON UK launch roundtable for our new report Generating Hope 🚀
How can local councils help us reach net zero?
#localgov #netzero #renewableenergy #ukpolitics
How can local councils help us reach net zero?
#localgov #netzero #renewableenergy #ukpolitics
☀️ Today we are launching our first report of 2025 'Generating Hope'. ☀️
The current government has made very well known it ambition to achieve net zero by 2050. The Local Power Plan, aims to support local and combined authorities, as well as community energy groups.
#localgov #netzero
The current government has made very well known it ambition to achieve net zero by 2050. The Local Power Plan, aims to support local and combined authorities, as well as community energy groups.
#localgov #netzero
March 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Today we are at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Beer 🍺to talk about our report on pubs released with the @bbpa.bsky.social last year. You can read all about the report and the importance of pubs to local communities here: www.localis.org.uk/research/inn...
March 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Today we are at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Beer 🍺to talk about our report on pubs released with the @bbpa.bsky.social last year. You can read all about the report and the importance of pubs to local communities here: www.localis.org.uk/research/inn...
New comment piece by @jonathan-werran.bsky.social in The MJ. "The Plan for Growth represents continuity in that it ‘misses the target in ways uncannily reminiscent of Levelling Up’" ⬇️
Ambitious plans are needed for the fix we're in
Everyone has had a chance so far to give their opinions about the chancellor's reset growth speech. All that is, bar the bats and newts we can now safely stop worrying...
www.themj.co.uk
February 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New comment piece by @jonathan-werran.bsky.social in The MJ. "The Plan for Growth represents continuity in that it ‘misses the target in ways uncannily reminiscent of Levelling Up’" ⬇️
Today we helped Norse Group record the beginning of a new podcast series on housing coming out later this year with special guests Samer Bagaeen and Darren Rodwell. #localgov
January 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today we helped Norse Group record the beginning of a new podcast series on housing coming out later this year with special guests Samer Bagaeen and Darren Rodwell. #localgov
Existing local government staffing and resourcing could struggle to deliver on the missions at the heart of the new vision for English devolution.
Is there a gorilla in our midst? themj.co.uk/gorilla-midst from the Municipal Journal @jonathan-werran.bsky.social
Is there a gorilla in our midst? themj.co.uk/gorilla-midst from the Municipal Journal @jonathan-werran.bsky.social
Is there a gorilla in our midst?
The excitement of drawing boundary lines in maps of our country to fit devolutionary whims is seemingly as irresistible to armchair commentators as it is to the...
themj.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Existing local government staffing and resourcing could struggle to deliver on the missions at the heart of the new vision for English devolution.
Is there a gorilla in our midst? themj.co.uk/gorilla-midst from the Municipal Journal @jonathan-werran.bsky.social
Is there a gorilla in our midst? themj.co.uk/gorilla-midst from the Municipal Journal @jonathan-werran.bsky.social
🌊today's Environment Agency report on flood risk shows 6.3 homes in England at risk of flooding - our recent "Plain Dealing Revisited" report asked how we can reduce number of homes built in high-risk flood areas 🏘️ - see 👉 localis.org.uk/research/pla... #climatechange #flooding
December 17, 2024 at 11:59 AM
🌊today's Environment Agency report on flood risk shows 6.3 homes in England at risk of flooding - our recent "Plain Dealing Revisited" report asked how we can reduce number of homes built in high-risk flood areas 🏘️ - see 👉 localis.org.uk/research/pla... #climatechange #flooding
The Fair Funding review has been in stasis for years. What impact would implementing it have on the funding of councils in England? #localgov #devolution #britishpolitics
December 17, 2024 at 11:18 AM
The Fair Funding review has been in stasis for years. What impact would implementing it have on the funding of councils in England? #localgov #devolution #britishpolitics
Last week in our webinar 💻 ahead of todays Local Government White Paper we asked Joanne Pitt from @cipfa.bsky.social what her views were on Local Government reorganisation. This is what she had to say⬇️ #localgov
December 16, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Last week in our webinar 💻 ahead of todays Local Government White Paper we asked Joanne Pitt from @cipfa.bsky.social what her views were on Local Government reorganisation. This is what she had to say⬇️ #localgov
Yesterday we hosted our final webinar of the year "Biting the Bullet". 🗝️Key issues include: insufficient funding for social care, education, and temporary accommodation, alongside outdated funding formulas and a lack of clarity regarding the government's long-term vision for local government.
December 12, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Yesterday we hosted our final webinar of the year "Biting the Bullet". 🗝️Key issues include: insufficient funding for social care, education, and temporary accommodation, alongside outdated funding formulas and a lack of clarity regarding the government's long-term vision for local government.
Reposted by Localis
Last night, Ruth and Kirsty joined colleagues from South East Councils and Localis to launch the Restoration and Resilience report. To read the report or find out more visit: www.localis.org.uk/research/res...
December 5, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Last night, Ruth and Kirsty joined colleagues from South East Councils and Localis to launch the Restoration and Resilience report. To read the report or find out more visit: www.localis.org.uk/research/res...
Today we are launching a new report entitled “Restoration and Resilience: building capacity and capability to deliver local services in the South East”📕‼️
Councils in the South East must gain powers over local public sector recruitment policies and to set more competitive pay.
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Councils in the South East must gain powers over local public sector recruitment policies and to set more competitive pay.
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December 4, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Today we are launching a new report entitled “Restoration and Resilience: building capacity and capability to deliver local services in the South East”📕‼️
Councils in the South East must gain powers over local public sector recruitment policies and to set more competitive pay.
1/5
Councils in the South East must gain powers over local public sector recruitment policies and to set more competitive pay.
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Since the 2010 abolition of the regulator, the Audit Commission, councils have faced massive challenges. These are explored in depth within our new report entitled “Present Tense: renewing and reforming local financial governance towards long-term resilience and sustainability”
December 3, 2024 at 11:59 AM
Since the 2010 abolition of the regulator, the Audit Commission, councils have faced massive challenges. These are explored in depth within our new report entitled “Present Tense: renewing and reforming local financial governance towards long-term resilience and sustainability”
In two week's time we are hosting a webinar on Local Government Finance 💰 from 11-12. In the wake of the budget we wanted to explore the impact on Local Government with a panel of experts. Sign up if you want to be involved: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/05a1cf...
November 27, 2024 at 12:34 PM
In two week's time we are hosting a webinar on Local Government Finance 💰 from 11-12. In the wake of the budget we wanted to explore the impact on Local Government with a panel of experts. Sign up if you want to be involved: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/05a1cf...
Next week we are lunching our report into the finanical resilience of the South East. Beneath its reputation as a prosperous and “overheated” economic hub lie stark inequalities and financial pressures that are increasingly testing the resilience of local governance.
November 27, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Next week we are lunching our report into the finanical resilience of the South East. Beneath its reputation as a prosperous and “overheated” economic hub lie stark inequalities and financial pressures that are increasingly testing the resilience of local governance.
On the 11/12/24 at 11 we are hosting a webinar based on local finance. Our panel includes:
📢David Simmonds MP, Shadow Local Gov Minister
📢Mark Sandford @marksandford.bsky.social
📢Joanne Pitt, CIPFA
📢Cllr Ruth Bennett @ruthbennett.bsky.social
Register via this link:
📢David Simmonds MP, Shadow Local Gov Minister
📢Mark Sandford @marksandford.bsky.social
📢Joanne Pitt, CIPFA
📢Cllr Ruth Bennett @ruthbennett.bsky.social
Register via this link:
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Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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November 21, 2024 at 11:41 AM
On the 11/12/24 at 11 we are hosting a webinar based on local finance. Our panel includes:
📢David Simmonds MP, Shadow Local Gov Minister
📢Mark Sandford @marksandford.bsky.social
📢Joanne Pitt, CIPFA
📢Cllr Ruth Bennett @ruthbennett.bsky.social
Register via this link:
📢David Simmonds MP, Shadow Local Gov Minister
📢Mark Sandford @marksandford.bsky.social
📢Joanne Pitt, CIPFA
📢Cllr Ruth Bennett @ruthbennett.bsky.social
Register via this link:
Today we are launching our new independent report 'Biting the Bullet: Funding Local Government in this Parliament and Beyond' 🚀. #localgov
In this report we explore the three main pressures on council budgets👇
In this report we explore the three main pressures on council budgets👇
November 21, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Today we are launching our new independent report 'Biting the Bullet: Funding Local Government in this Parliament and Beyond' 🚀. #localgov
In this report we explore the three main pressures on council budgets👇
In this report we explore the three main pressures on council budgets👇
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Tonight's LGC Briefing comes from Jonathan Werran of @localis.bsky.social - it mentions Napoleon, Elon Musk, this app - and "existential dangers" for local government
www.lgcplus.com/politics/lgc...
www.lgcplus.com/politics/lgc...
That sinking feeling
An uncontrollably expanding failed super state is dangerous for local government and successful plac...
www.lgcplus.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Tonight's LGC Briefing comes from Jonathan Werran of @localis.bsky.social - it mentions Napoleon, Elon Musk, this app - and "existential dangers" for local government
www.lgcplus.com/politics/lgc...
www.lgcplus.com/politics/lgc...