If we truly believe
in localism and the dangers of centralisation we should give the Scottish party this opportunity for freedom.
We are achieving it through decentralisation — as
in the Localism Act, whose provisions enabling local communities to take over the running of local services and decide their neighbourhood plan come into effect in the next few weeks.
This was adopted in the Coalition Agreement and forms the basis of the changes set out
in the Localism Bill.
Taken together with the important changes introduced
in the Localism Act, this amounts to a fundamental reform of the planning system.
Eric Pickles has written to councils to confirm that the general power of competence
in the Localism Act includes the legal right to say prayers at the start of their meetings.
Zac Goldsmith: I welcome the Government's commitment to include local referendums
in the localism Bill.
The government's commitment to decentralising power
in its localism bill set to be unveiled this week runs the risk of being «cosmetic», a thinktank warns.
There is no mention of prayers
in the Localism Act, nor in any of the debates which gave rise to it.
In making my proposals I will be guided by the Protestant experience in this country with its dual experiment
in localism and nationalism.
Not exact matches
In the book, they reflect deeply on the evolving nature of the wine industry and how technology and the «tug - of - war between
localism and tourism» have changed the business.
This nationalist discourse — Bob White declaring that he would «wrap the fucking flag» around himself to fight for union jobs — contrasted with an American
localism that was ineffective
in marshalling political support to stem the tide of rust.
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Just brilliant and
in total agreement with the leading philosopher / political theorist of the 20th Century, Eric Voegelin, who opposed pathological ideologies (Socialism, National Socialism, Communism, Fascism), though I doubt he considered «
localism and traditionalism,» at least
in the FPR «sense,» to be radical pathologies.
So much for Gopnik's argument that Chesterton's «national spirit» and «extreme
localism» led him to his supposed anti-Semitism: they were,
in fact, precisely what gave him his respect for other nations and other cultures, including that of the Jews, to which the world owed its knowledge of God, «as narrow as the universe».
This
localism has been preserved
in the interests of freedom and variety
in a pluralistic society distrustful of high centralization of power, particularly
in a field such as education, where individual persuasion is paramount.
Despite the title, the purpose of this post is not to engage
in the ongoing discussion regarding «roots» music and «
localism», etc..
He wants the church to become a part of a new communitarianism, a kind of
localism that is willing to drop out of, even resist, the wider global developments that are today widely evident but that
in his judgment are provoking disaster.
The character of design has its own attitude toward
localism, with less of a systematic approach typically seen
in most quickserve models,» said Jesse MacDougall, senior project manager at ICRAVE.
A number of other senior lawyers have also expressed doubt whether the
Localism Act does, as Mr Pickles claims, make the inclusion of prayers
in local authority meetings lawful.
The kind of
localism advocated by the Tories is closely linked to the right - wing Lib Dem policies seen
in the «Orange Book», but the language remains very much Tory.
In the context of the European political axis, India was given independence by the British in reaction to a movement lead by a fairly «left - leaning» activist that advocated multiculturalism, localism, and socialism - something akin to the Green parties in Europ
In the context of the European political axis, India was given independence by the British
in reaction to a movement lead by a fairly «left - leaning» activist that advocated multiculturalism, localism, and socialism - something akin to the Green parties in Europ
in reaction to a movement lead by a fairly «left - leaning» activist that advocated multiculturalism,
localism, and socialism - something akin to the Green parties
in Europ
in Europe.
He added, «The ways
in which these targets will be met at the local level and included
in the new planning framework are missing
in the current NPPF draft, which considering the
localism agenda should be integral to the planning process.
If local authorities are likely to struggle
in the wake of spending cuts, what does the
Localism Bill offer by way of positive powers to allow local groups to set up their own services, and to propose new developments?
Where the big society is doomed to successive relaunches with diminishing impact, the
Localism Bill will go some way
in redefining the way citizens relate to their local authorities.
The communities and local government secretary is inserting the provision into the
localism bill, currently at committee stage
in the Commons.
They are, of course, closely intertwined, although it's notable that David Cameron describes his mission
in politics as being to make the big society, rather than
localism, a success.
The business cases for larger projects and 53 bids for smaller schemes have now been submitted and successful projects are due to be announced
in the summer Mr Baker also highlighted the way the
Localism Bill would impact on future funding streams.
The second point is that mutualism
in the public sector raises issues concerning equity similar to those posed by
localism: how can equal access and quality of service be maintained nationally if there is much greater variation
in how services are delivered locally.
Nor is Labour frontbenchers Andy Burnham and Luciana Berger expressing interest
in Osborne's Greater Manchester and Merseyside Metro mayors silencing grumbling on their own benches
in Parliament or dissident Tories concerned the centralisation of influence will weaken genuine
localism.
As I say I am not sure which dog I have
in this fight, the question of federal preemption is a general national one, on THAT I favor
localism, — as a default, not always
At the top of that agenda is democratic
localism, which advocates strong local government taking big decisions on public services
in response to local demand and
in order to drive up standards.
The
Localism Bill, currently negotiating its committee stage
in the Lords, is a powerful expression of the Conservative instinct to devolve decision making away from Whitehall and give power to ordinary people over their homes, neighbourhoods and lives.
Today, the Government,
in which I serve as Minister for Decentralisation, is publishing what could be seen as a sequel — but not just another a pamphlet, because this is a guide to a groundbreaking piece of legislation, the
Localism Bill.
05 December 2010
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In 2011, Turley founded a consultancy and online forum ProgLoc (Progressive
Localism) for progressive debate of key issues affecting local government, [9][10][11] and became an associate researcher for the NGO Future of London.
The government must also ensure that every council plays its part
in meeting UK climate targets by introducing local carbon budgets
in the decentralisation and
localism bill.
Labour's leader
in the House of Lords, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, says that more
localism in Scotland can help «thwart the threat of nationalism».
When the - then local government secretary Eric Pickles visited Frome
in February 2015, he pronounced it the «home of
localism», bought a copy, and after having lunch with Macfadyen, insisted that he sign it.
The
localism Bill contains binding referendums on subjects such as whether to introduce mayors, the neighbourhood plans that I mentioned earlier and excessive increases
in council tax.
Importantly, the
Localism Bill does not just liberate councils, but also individual councillors
in their role as advocates for their local communities.
What steps will the Government take to ensure that those initiatives are taken up
in the forthcoming
localism Bill?
The
Localism Bill does not just devolve power to local councils but it also ensures that local citizens and community groups will have the power to shape and influence the places where they live and work and thus fully play their part
in building the Big Society.
The
Localism Bill, which was published on Monday, has its origins
in the detailed policy development work that the Conservative Party undertook
in opposition and
in particular the ideas contained
in three key papers; Control Shift - Returning Power to Local Communities, Strong Foundations - Building Homes and Communities and Open Source Planning.
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has speeded along implementation of the
Localism Act to ensure that councils
in England are allowed to say prayers at the start of their meetings.
Devolution and
localism «Promoting economic growth
in the regions has never been more crucial.
«James Morris:
Localism and Decentralisation are the defining concepts of the Coalition's governing philosophy Main Philip Cowley and Mark Stuart: Serious three - way splits for a parliamentary party
in the voting lobbies are rare, but not unprecedented»
Subject to Parliamentary ratification, this completes the abolition of every Regional Strategy
in England, thereby fulfilling an important Coalition Agreement objective and ushering
in a new era of true
localism across England.
Matthew Hancock speaks
in praise of
localism in his maiden speech as Mark Reckless and Nigel Mills highlight police accountability and funding