Achieving change within a council can sometimes feel like being a mountaineer, writes Mike Greene, Chief Executive of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.

Earlier this month, I attended the LGA Conference in Liverpool. One of the most thought-provoking sessions I joined was Insights from the LGA Fringe, hosted by 3ni (the national network for…

Graham Beamish and Marie Pye explain how Suffolk and Norfolk County Councils have saved 1000 years’ worth of care days for children and young people.

Graham Beamish and Marie Pye explain how Suffolk and Norfolk County Councils have saved 1000 years’ worth of care days for children and young people.

Last month, New Local announced its partnership with Demos on Waves – the largest trial of digital democracy in Britain to date. The Waves project aims to create a digital democratic process that can…

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John Denham and Jessica Studdert make the case for Total Place 2.0 - to shift public investment for better outcomes.

This thinkpiece by the leading social explorer Cormac Russell focuses on how to realign the relationship between institutions and communities. He sets out how better understanding and working…

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Nearly one year into the Parliament, the outline of the Government's public service reform framework has been drawn. Huge structural reform through English devolution...

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John Denham and Jessica Studdert make the case for Total Place 2.0 - to shift public investment for better outcomes.

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This thinkpiece by the leading social explorer Cormac Russell focuses on how to realign the relationship between institutions and communities. He sets out how better understanding and working alongsid...

Achieving change within a council can sometimes feel like being a mountaineer, writes Mike Greene, Chief Executive of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.

This thinkpiece by the leading social explorer Cormac Russell focuses on how to realign the relationship between institutions and communities. He sets out how better understanding and working…

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Community centres have long stood as pillars of local life, but we are losing these spaces at pace and at scale.

Achieving change within a council can sometimes feel like being a mountaineer, writes Mike Greene, Chief Executive of Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.

All local councils want their residents to live in safe, welcoming communities and with effective local services. But achieving this demands a fundamental shift in how we design and run public service...

Jessica Studdert shares four fundamental shifts that are taking local government leadership into new territory and explains why the changing sector landscape demands a common understanding of…

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