LGIU & CCLA Cllr Awards 2020
LGIU & CCLA's annual Cllr Achievement Awards.
England & Wales, Scotland Workstream
Democracy, devolution and governance
Making sure that citizens have a voice through strong and vibrant local institutions.
Members & Followers
Local lockdowns: the story so far and lessons for the future
The new lockdown in Leicester is unlikely to be unique over the coming months. Can what has happened there tell us more about the readiness of central and local government to respond effectively to further local outbreaks of Covid-19?
England & Wales, Scotland Briefing
Members
Oireachtas Review: June 2020
June saw Micheál Martin elected Taoiseach with support from FG, Green and Independent T.D’s, with more cabinet appointments listed in this briefing. In other news, members of Greens, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael overwhelmingly endorsed Programme for Government.
Ireland Briefing
Community wealth building in North Ayrshire
Earlier this year, North Ayrshire Council launched its Community Wealth Building Strategy, becoming the first Council in Scotland to adopt this bold and radical economic approach. Councillor Joe Cullinane, Leader of North Ayrshire Council, tells us how it works and how he hopes it can make a difference to communities.
Global, Scotland Blog Post Blog
Members
Neighbourhood engagement: how local government can effectively deliver participation
Despite legislated participatory measures enacted to enable decentralised government, neighbourhood issues are not always addressed. We focus here on the South African experience of community engagement and participation, but many of the concerns are common to other countries, including the UK.
England & Wales, Global, Ireland, Scotland Briefing
Cities with a future?
Davin Minton, Director of NWRA, sets out a roadmap for transforming Ireland’s Northern & Western regions.
Ireland Blog Post Blog
Members
Programme for Government Special
On Sunday 14 June 2020 negotiating teams from Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Greens reached agreement on a Programme for Government. Ciarán Doherty, LGIU Associate, outlines the agreement reached on the Programme for Government.
Ireland Briefing
Permission to shop – how’s it going?
Janet Sillett, Head of Briefings LGIU, writes on the critical role of local government in managing the response to Covid-19 as lockdown measures are relaxed further, and asks whether councils have been given the powers and finance to fulfil that role effectively.
England & Wales Blog Post Blog
Members
Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Northern and Western Region
In this, the third of a series of briefings on each of the three RSESs, we examine the Strategy for the Northern and Western Region and its implications for spatial and economic planning across the Region.
Ireland Briefing
Redrawing our future after COVID
Jonathan Carr-West’s latest column for The Municipal Journal.
England & Wales, Global Blog Post Blog