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The Future of Localism: Rethinking Community Action and Government Roles

In an era of demographic changes and increasing challenges to public services, this piece explores the evolving role of local government in community action and localism. Key issues include an ageing population, safeguarding vulnerable children, and funding constraints. It highlights the need for empowered citizens and encourages a shift towards decentralisation and local autonomy. With examples like the Incredible Edible initiative, the text examines innovative local solutions and the potential for community-led governance. Will we co-author a resilient and empowered future for local communities?

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The Future of Localism: Rethinking Community Action and Government Roles

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  1. Localism; local government and community action – what is the future and who is writing the script?Robin Tuddenham

  2. Calderdale

  3. Local government’s role?

  4. Challenges for Public Services • Ageing population demographic pressures • Safeguarding and increased cost and complexity re vulnerable children • Academies (Rutland), Universal Credit and so on • The ‘plughole effect’ for universal and the visible • Empowered citizens, ‘the expectation and reality gap’

  5. Less money

  6. A challenge to traditional power?

  7. Decentralisation of power • Local autonomy – reduced regulation, opportunities to raise revenue, Local Government Finance Review • ‘Ultra-localism’ – passing power/services/Assets to Neighbourhood and town/parish councils • Community and pooled budgets – LIS pilot in North Halifax • Local solutions – Incredible Edible!

  8. Committed leadership

  9. A need for new ideas

  10. An organisation that gets it

  11. Co-authors of a new script

  12. Possible Futures?

  13. What this might mean? - Right to run, buy and build - Letting go - Doing some things well - Enabling potential and not being a block!

  14. new forms of delivery

  15. Resilient future? A resilient future?

  16. The future is ours to make

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