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Category Archives: Local Government
What are the challenges and opportunities of data/digital for local provision of public services?
Thoughts on five themes It would be easy to be overwhelmed by the variety and velocity of opportunities and challenges that data presents for local provision of public services. I am making a distinction here between data and digital. For … Continue reading
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Local Government and the EU: the impact of Brexit
Evidence from Professor James Mitchell, Academy of Government, University of Edinburgh to Local Government and Communities Committee, December 14th 2016. Understanding EU-Local government relations The European Union, and its antecedents, was insinuated into the activities and responsibilities of … Continue reading
Nicola Sturgeon’s lonely decision
by James Mitchell One issue will dominate discussion at the SNP conference in Glasgow this week, though not on the floor of the conference. The decision on when a second independence referendum is held is in the hands of Nicola … Continue reading
The future of the Scottish Tories: more than theatricals…
by James Mitchell For three decades, senior Tories in London were perplexed by political developments in Scotland. As they saw it, the party’s support receded as Scots embraced their policies. Scots bought their council houses but showed little gratitude … Continue reading
Tories smiling but challenges ahead
The Scottish Conservatives are smiling and with good reason. The party’s share of the vote rose by 8.1% to 22% across Scotland’s 73 constituencies and by 10.6% to 22.9% across its regions. Over half a million voters turned out to … Continue reading
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Women for Independence
James Mitchell, Lynn Bennie and Kristen Knowles (Universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Queen Margaret University) Women for Independence (WfI) was founded three years ago to campaign for a YES vote in the Scottish independence referendum. It was only one amongst … Continue reading
Local Government and the May 2016 Holyrood Election
By Professor James Mitchell Summary This briefing assesses the likely role of local government in the May elections for the Scottish Parliament. There are few areas of public policy under Holyrood’s remit that do not have local government implications, but … Continue reading
Merseyside follows Manchester, sort of
By Daniel Kenealy @DanKenealy In October a UK government minister remarked that Merseyside was ‘not ready’ for a city-region devolution deal of the type that was announced for Greater Manchester in November 2014. Last week the six local authorities that … Continue reading
Lessons from Wester Hailes in Collaborative Leadership
Professor James Mitchell FAcSS, FRSE @ProfJMitchell A conversation amongst key community leaders in Wester Hailes on Friday 30th October at the WHALE Arts centre raised a number of key points about what matters. Relationships are key Inter–personal relations are more … Continue reading
State of the Nation – Local Government
By Professor James Mitchell This briefing is republished from LGiU Scotland which launched on 30thSeptember. LGiU Scotland is a new policy information service dedicated to local government across Scotland. It provides briefings and daily news updates and you can currently sign up for free on … Continue reading
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