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COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
Turning a moment into a movement
By Dan Crowe | 22 January 2026
3ni has working up and down the country to turn the Government’s Pride in Place programme into 'something real and meaningful', writes Dan Crowe.
REORGANISATION
Five keys to making reorganisation work
By Ian Fytche | 22 October 2025
Ian Fytche makes the case for framing a proposal for reorganisation based on five principles of h...
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
How community power can renew the social contract in local government
By Jessica Studdert | 18 September 2025
Cynicism threatens democracy, but local government can lead renewal, says Jessica Studdert.
FINANCE
Selling the family silver
By Joe Fyans | 16 September 2025
A new approach to council asset management is needed that takes greater account of community cohe...
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
There goes the neighbourhood
By Nicola Steuer | 16 September 2025
Neighbourhoods have returned to the policy agenda and it’s time to empower them, says Nicola Steuer.
DEVOLUTION
Cross-border lessons in devo
By Heather Jameson | 11 June 2025
Devolution may be new for some English authorities, but it is a quarter of a century on in Scotla...
DEVOLUTION
McGuinness calls for devolution acceleration
By Joe Lepper | 23 May 2025
Labour’s North East Mayor Kim McGuinness has called on her Government to accelerate devolution by...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Time to empower the places that matter
By Ravi Gurumurthy | 16 May 2025
Labour's Neighbourhood Commission is not just good politics, but good policy says Ravi Gurumurthy.
COHESION
Summer riot hotspots suffered from 'fraying' of social fabric
By Martin Ford | 03 December 2024
Most towns hit by unrest during the summer suffer from a ‘fraying’ of social fabric, according to...
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
Ensuring citizens' assemblies land
By Graham Smith | 11 October 2024
Graham Smith argues that failing to make citizens’ assemblies effective can do serious damage to ...
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
Doing with, not to…
By Jez Hall | 11 October 2024
Public engagement needs to be properly mainstreamed rather than relying on reactive responses tha...
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Shape the Future of Essex. Drive climate action. Deliver for our communities. Apply for this job
Director of Social Work and Social Care
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