Localism

Months ago, the Tory Reform Group invited George Eustice MP to come and talk to one of our regular policy suppers about his new European policy group. Entirely by accident, Read more

Before the election one of the big policy gambits made by the Prime Minister was to drive throw the mutualisation of public services and to champion co-operatives. The Minister for Read more

Internet campaigns websites have seen more publicity this year than ever before, with their numbers seemingly increasing as fast as their column inches.  This month saw the government re-launch their Read more

There’s an interesting article on politicalbetting.com this morning, asking whether the government is trying to do too much in one term. I’ve pondered this before, but from a different angle Read more

A while ago, I listened to a debate on Radio 4 about crowd-sourcing which turned out to be considerably less interesting than I had hoped. But I’ve been trying to Read more

David Cameron recently made a speech which focused on building strong communities and strong families as well as developing a culture of giving. These are crucially important aspects of Big Read more

People laugh at David Cameron for his focus on the Big Society. They think he’s deluded to think that we can consciously make our surroundings better by getting involved. But Read more

Last week I promised a lovely lady on Twitter called Sue (@personatia) that I would write a blog on why localism is important, and why it has so much potential. Read more

Momentous news… Well, not really, but I’ve just voted No to AV. I wanted to vote yes, I really did. In December, when I met the Yes campaign, I was Read more

Respublica have published a document on how to encourage local retailing. The proposal to give councils the power to impose a tax on out-of-town stores – the proceeds of which Read more