London community power

Good to see London's first 'parish council' for decades, @GoQueensPk, is delivering to the #community #localism http://bit.ly/1rTJIq5

People Power

Please read @DanJellinek1 excellent People Power book. Nice cameos from @NALC and @JustinGriggs in the excellent sections on #localism and parish councils. http://bit.ly/1BH0Dyu

Hyper local media

Communities need new hyper local media http://gu.com/p/4v43n/tw via @guardian @NALC @AlanJ0nes #localism #localgov 

Create A Council

Interesting and balanced piece on @BBCRadio4 PM (17.19-17.24) on @NALC @CreateaCouncil campaignhttp://bbc.in/1rYTBSi #localism #localgov

Put the heart back into the community

Check out @NALC #CreateaCouncil week and historic first time elections

 http://bit.ly/1sWp3Bx

Put it in the heart of the community

Great article in today's @SundayTimes about how you should be putting parish councils in the heart of communities. @CreateACouncil #localism #localgovt

Community Energy

Good to see @LGAcomms covering @nalc new campaign http://t.co/SvJWumW0V8 via @sharethis #localism #localgovt  

Making Localism Work

Book on to @NALC's innovative local government conferences. 

http://www.nalc.gov.uk/Conferences__Events/Making_Localism_Work.aspx

Saving the community

New video from Localism Alliance showcasing how easy it is to get involved in #communityassetshttp://t.co/IO7cpqPAP1

Easier for communities

New @CommunitiesUK consultation out on making it easier to create local parish and town councils.http://bit.ly/1lp7mcX #localism #localgov @CreateACouncil also steps on how to create one http://t.co/zhxH8Moqvo

What Next for Localism

NALC's What Next for Localism conference saw the emergence of new ideas to take community power further forward than ever before.http://bit.ly/1dQeU0o #wnfli #localism #localgovt

New leader for localism

The National Association of Local Councils have got their new chief executive in the form of Jonathan Owen.

http://bit.ly/1iDjcgy

Bring localism to taxation

.@NALC calls for business rates cash boost - http://t.co/14taEly5aF 

More pressure on localism

.@NALC says no to parishes being put under new financial pressureshttp://bit.ly/1acCm9K #localism #localgovt

Localism's elephant in the room

Localism’s particular elephant in the room is council tax support funding. The golden thread of parish financing – over a century old – was broken with the introduction of localised council tax support schemes. No longer are local (parish and town) councils masters of their own destiny.

http://bit.ly/1eeRGSb