Citizen engagement: a new paradigm for local government
LGA CONFERENCE

Citizen engagement: a new paradigm for local government

By Jason Lowther | 01 July 2025

Citizen engagement is sometimes treated as something at the margins of decision-making, but a new INLOGOV report launched today at the LGA Conference argues for a more integrated approach, says Jas...

COHESION

Independent cohesion commission launched

By Martin Ford | 30 June 2025

An independent commission on community and cohesion has been established to look into the ‘root c...

COHESION

Unrest due to local 'negligence'

By Martin Ford | 24 June 2025

Unrest due to breakdowns on social cohesion has been blamed on ‘negligence at the local level’.

PUBLIC SERVICE REFORM

Shifting from cure to prevention in Cardiff

By Stephen Taylor | 11 June 2025

Total Place, relational public services and community engagement are at the core of a move to foc...

LG CHALLENGE

Making Stroud future fit

By Grace Perks | 04 June 2025

Grace Perks reports from the latest leg of the LG Challenge, where the teams went head-to-head to...

AI

Democracy, tech, people and power

By Miriam Levin | 03 June 2025

Demos is working with a coalition of partners including New Local to deliver Waves – a $1m projec...

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The importance of connecting with communities

By Heather Jameson | 01 May 2025

Heather Jameson says: 'As we shift to local government reorganisation, fears of distant democracy...

CLIMATE EMERGENCY

Why you've got to have faith

By Nadia Khan | 24 February 2025

Nadia Khan and Kristian Noll believe faith-based organisations’ financial leverage make them well...

PLACE-MAKING

Planning changes can transform local engagement and democracy

By Mike Saunders | 13 February 2025

Technology is a key enabler with a strong and exciting role to play in catalysing community engag...

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