It has to be what any council leader, chief executive or ward councillor fears most: the call telling them that something horrible has happened on their beat. Chris Robbins explains the value of community leadership.
While we can empathise with those who have lost a loved one or seen their community strain at the seams as a result of the shock, it is still hard to imagine what local people are going through when events as terrible as those in Woolwich take place.
