Stephen Evans

Stephen Evans

  • A party fit for a king

    16 May 2023

    Stephen Evans reflects on how the Windsor & Maidenhead RBC rose to the occasion to ensure the national coronation concert at Windsor Castle was a success, and that a weekend of celebrations went smoothly.


  • A single vision to support good mental health

    15 June 2022

    Stephen Evans describes how a chat with a colleague sparked the launch of Norwich City Council’s first ever mental wellbeing strategy.


  • System-wide approach to no more homelessness in Norfolk

    20 October 2021

    The Norfolk Strategic Housing Partnership uses a more human approach to tackling homelessness, centred on speaking to people who have been or are currently sleeping rough, says Stephen Evans.


  • Blueprint for recovery

    01 July 2020

    Norwich City Council has approved a framework to steer recovery. CEO Stephen Evans outlines how the authority will recast its transformation programme to learn lessons from COVID-19.


  • Social infrastructure needs funding too

    18 March 2020

    Stephen Evans argues that for devolution to have the biggest impact, it must be about all regions – but he says the importance of cities is not determined solely by economic impact.


  • Spend 2.5% of UK’s GDP on tackling climate change and air quality, say London’s environment and public health directors

    18 September 2019

    This Sunday, 22 September, is car free day. Stephen Evans and Dr Tamara Djuretic highlight London’s focus on policy solutions such as restricted and emissions-based parking, low emissions zones and better walking and cycling infrastructure.


  • Now is Kingston’s time

    05 June 2019

    There hasn’t been much in the press about Kingston RLBC recently, but all that is about to change in an exciting way, as Stephen Evans explains.


  • It's not Armageddon, we're getting on with it

    09 January 2015

    The next time you hear about Barnet LBC’s pursuit of local government armageddon, you might stop to consider that all might not be as it seems, writes Stephen Evans.