PLANNING
Councils click into the future of planning
22 April 2025
Planning in 2025 is no longer business as usual. The pace is faster, the demands are higher, and the pressure to engage meaningfully has never been greater. But digital tools offer a way forward, s...
ENGAGEMENT
MHCLG reshuffle after engagement improvements
By Dan Peters | 03 April 2025
Engagement between the UK Government and councils has generally improved since Labour’s General E...
LOCAL DEMOCRACY
A powerful Virtual demonstration of accessible democracy
By Maxine O’Mahony | 14 March 2025
Breckland's Virtual Town Hall brought democratic accountability directly into residents’ homes, e...
PEER REVIEW
Test Valley praised for community approach and political collaboration
By Paul Marinko | 12 February 2025
Test Valley BC has received a glowing peer review which commended its community-first approach an...
COMMUNITY SAFETY
Unitaries united against crime
By John Tizard | 11 December 2024
John Tizard says he is determined to work closely with the three unitaries in Bedfordshire, where...
COMMUNITIES
Rethinking co-production
By Briony Banks | 31 October 2024
It’s time for councils to reconsider their approach to co-production by adopting a more flexible ...
AI
AI-facilitated deliberation has its risks
By By Claire Kober | 31 October 2024
Approached with an appropriate level of caution, AI has the potential to transform the way local ...
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 ...
ENGAGEMENT
How to Test the future
By Paul Marinko | 18 September 2024
Test Valley BC has opened itself up to community challenge in a way that breaks down internal bar...
LEADERSHIP
Opening up to honest conversation
By Paul Marinko | 12 September 2024
Dawn Carter-McDonald’s first year in charge of Hackney LBC has had its share of ups and downs, bu...
ENGAGEMENT
Charting a New Era of change
By Anna Randle | 28 August 2024
Wigan’s new phase of reform will build on what remains radical and relevant from the Deal, while ...
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