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Localis is an independent think-tank dedicated to issues related to politics, public service reform and localism. We carry out innovative research, hold events and facilitate an ever growing network of members to stimulate and challenge the current orthodoxy of the governance of the UK.
Press releases
Local digital leaders must connect devolution and deliver reorganisation...
Embargo date: from 00.01 a.m., Wednesday 3 rd December 2025 New Localis report suggests that new English unitary councils, created... read more
03.12.2025 • By Localis
Government must help council finance chiefs manage urban investment...
Press release Embargo date: from 00.01 a.m., Thursday 30 th October 2025 Government must help council finance chiefs manage urban... read more
30.10.2025 • By Localis
Councils should assert their strategic purpose through procurement,...
Embargo date: from 00.01 a.m., Thursday 16 th October 2025 Councils should assert their strategic purpose through procurement, Localis... read more
16.10.2025 • By Localis
Government must work to avoid widening north-south divide in...
The government must make sure that plans to decentralise employment support to help get Britain back to work don’t open up a north-south divide in... read more
01.07.2025 • By Localis
Nine-out-of-ten councillors may be culled in local government...
Local democracy is at risk from the potential loss of 90 per cent of councillors in shire areas in the process of local government reorganisation,... read more
25.06.2025 • By Localis
Council pension assets should be funding solution to UK's affordable...
Council pension assets should be funding solution to UK’s affordable housing crisis, Localis recommends Ministers should set up investment... read more
14.05.2025 • By Localis
Local Power Plans will need new energy partnership model to drive...
Press release Embargo date: from 00.01 a.m., Tuesday 25 th March 2025 New report suggests that because local authorities... read more
25.03.2025 • By Localis
Save South East from crisis to drive national renewal, Localis report...
Press release Embargo date: from 00.01 a.m., Wednesday 4 th December 2024 Save South East from crisis to drive national renewal,... read more
04.12.2024 • By Localis
Renew commitment to high ethical standards, report on local financial...
Press release Embargo date: from 00.01 a.m., Tuesday 3 rd December 2024 Renew commitment to high ethical standards, report on local... read more
03.12.2024 • By Localis
Government must bite the bullet on local government finance reform,...
Press release Embargo date: from 00.01 a.m., Thursday 21 st November 2024 Localis today publishes its latest report entitled... read more
21.11.2024 • By Localis