REPORT: Local Audit: Why Public Interest needs to count
Local government in the UK is in a state of deep crisis. Shrinking of the state, centralisation of power and the hollowing out of the local state have decimated the…
EVENT- Local Audit: Why Public Interest needs to count
Online Event - Local Audit: Why Public Interest Needs to Count Weds 16th August, 7-8.30 pmPlease sign up for the event here How can we get better local government accountability…
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Summer newsletter: posters, films, podcasts and more
Research for Action Summer Newsletter 2023Hello!It’s been a while since we’ve been in touch, so this is a bumper Summer edition of our newsletter, with some beautiful posters centred on…
Democratising Local Governance: Transparency
Get a colour version of this poster hereGet a black and white version here Get the poster back (with info) here This poster represents one of the themes that emerged…
Democratising Local Governance: Power
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Democratising Local Governance: No Cuts
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Democratising Local Governance : Care
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Democratising Local Governance Posters
Legislative changes in the last decade have increased the power of central government over local authorities. Democratic controls (transparency, participation, accountability and so on) have been continuously eroded. Under a…
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February newsletter: Audit delays, Grassroots democracy and more….
Dear friends, After a good Christmas break, the three of us and our various collaborators have been getting on with projects, plus co-op development and planning for the future. Still…
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Newsletter: Winter 2022/Annual Roundup
Dear friends of Research for Action, 2022 has been a year of major growth and change for us.We grew our work on public interest and audit, began a project with…