The UK government has agreed to accept an unspecified number of unaccompanied child asylum seekers. With escalating anti-immigration rhetoric, will inadequate mental health provisions exacerbate trauma?
The Centre for Inclusive Futures is a small London-based development agency with the mission of supporting efforts to develop sustainable communities which include everyone as equal citizens.
What genuine changes have been secured for local democracy across the UK in recent months? Is devolution creating powerhouses or poor houses?
Looking at a set of recent planning outcomes across England: it’s clear that the localism agenda hasn’t tipped the balance in favour of grassroots communities. The same old names keep cropping up.
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?
More news, comment, advice and information on localism from around the country.
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
Haven’t finished your Christmas shopping? Been a little busy this year trying to save the NHS? Worry not...
This section of OurNHS's new 'Resource guide' points you to some international comparisons and some opinion polls of both public and staff views on the NHS 'reforms'.
