The Conservatives are the largest party in local government, controlling towns and cities throughout the UK.

This collection of essays beings together five modern and contemplative pieces from Conservative representatives from local and central government, including Caroline Spelman MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

The essays are underpinned by a directional travel towards the values of localism and decentralisation that NLGN believe will be the hallmark of good governance in the years ahead.

Conservatives and Localism is part of a NLGN series of party pamphlets based on new ideas on localism from the main political parties in the UK.