This policy briefing looks at the current shift in public policy in New Zealand towards a much greater emphasis on well-being as the purpose of government at all levels, with consideration towards other jurisdictions.
Research from the Carnegie UK Trust has found that there is a policy gap at the towns level. This briefing explores how towns can be supported to work together and to develop and focus on a positive narrative telling the story of their place.
Over the past two decades, Britain’s high streets have been in decline as consumer behaviour has changed and economic pressures are causing retailers to close their shops. Can older generations be one of the key factors in shaping the reinvention of the high street?
Due to significant similarities between Estonian and the UK nations, in terms of demography and administrative structure, it is worth looking at how Estonians managed their Digital LocalGov Revolution.
This collection of essays from 2017 explored three core policy questions – how should local government be funded, how to strengthen local democracy and how can we design and pay for an adult social care service that is fit for purpose. Questions that have grown increasingly critical with each passing year.
Jonathan Carr-West spoke at the LGNSW Annual Conference in 2017. Here, he gives a keynote presentation and answers questions about this address.
The UK government’s Clean Growth Strategy will form part of the forthcoming industrial strategy, and shows how the government will work towards meeting the fifth carbon budget. This briefing summarises and comments on the strategy and sets out some of the key proposals by sector, including local government.
The reports covered in this briefing provide more evidence of the importance of walking and examples of the kind of initiatives that could be introduced to make cities in Ireland safer and more pleasant to walk around.
This briefing explores the findings from a report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation that sets out the aims, rationales and types of demand-side policies for inclusive growth in cities, with evidence from global cities Chicago, Melbourne and Limerick.
Elected mayors are still a relatively new concept in England. As part of our international local government series, we consider international examples to see if a correlation exists between a directly elected political mayor in a city and greater decision making capabilities for that location.
