In 2012/13 we will be launching a number of campaigns to make sure we are maximise our impact on behalf of councils and to show we are responding quickly to council concerns. Each of our campaigns will use varying tactics to get our messages across. They will all focus on the issues that currently matter most to local government.
Is it the state of the local park, the need for more activities for young people, improving services for older people, making the roads safer or ensuring that local businesses can thrive? Whatever needs changing in your neighbourhood, you could be just the person to change it by becoming a local councillor. No other role gives you a chance to make such a huge difference to quality of life for people in your local area.
We all know that councils have a pivotal role to play in supporting young people. The LGA wants to make sure that councils and their local partners are enabled to strike a new deal to reengage the most marginalised young people in work and learning, and will be undertaking a range of activities to ensure that this happens.
The LGA's Housing the Nation campaign seeks to persuade government of the need to give councils greater freedoms and financial control over house building. Without more powers, local government will not be able to help address the problem.
The Independent Local Government campaign is intended to encourage debate on the merits of formalising the relationship between central and local government. The LGA wants to bring together people in different sectors of local government to take part in this debate. The campaign was launched in Parliament on 9 February 2012.
The LGA launched the Local Growth campaign in November last year. We have organised a series of 'Town hall debates' to highlight what councils and their local partners are doing to support national economic recovery and to help identify any new barriers to local action to ensure that there is strong and sustainable economic growth in our local communities.
The LGA is campaigning hard for legislation on social care which will make the desperately-needed changes to the system and address the funding problem. We want to see a system that meets the needs and expectations of future generations. Have a look at our campaigns page to find out more about how we're doing this and what you can do to help.
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