Looking at the progress of the government’s not-knowingly-undersold neighbourhood plans: are they really helping local people take charge of their neighbourhoods? And if not, who’s really benefitting?LocalismWatch Resources December 2014
Considering a wide range of media reports and commentaries on the UK’s ongoing devolution debate - do the solutions politicians seem to be offering genuinely address the issues as seen by local people?
The latest on upcoming Localism events.
More news, comment, advice and information on localism from around the country.
The right to very little at all: House of Commons select committee launches an inquiry into the new ‘community rights’.
Localism events to look out for in November.
A trawl of the latest online news, comment, advice and information.
Localism Watch resources, October 2014 - including the aftermath of the indyref...
Resources for Localism Watch, September, 2014
Community leaders tell me why the government’s localism agenda isn’t really helping local people take charge of their areas. But they did have plenty of ideas for how LocalismWatch can change the picture.
The editor of our LocalismWatch series introduces the series by exploring the Coalitions’ localism agenda, exposes its inherent shortcomings and contradictions, and calls for localism to be brought back to the grassroots where it truly belongs.
