For 2026, I'm reflecting on something deceptively simple. It is not headline-grabbing, rarely attracts political theatre, and will never trend on social media. Yet it's the substance of public service and the place where real, lasting change happens.
A brilliant local government director (thank you, Steve James!) recently encouraged us all at Breckland to think about ‘finding the magic in the ordinary'. And when I look at what district councils do every day, I see that magic everywhere.
