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New extremes

By Mike Bennett | 13 May 2024

Mike Bennett reflects on Solace’s response to the 2006 challenge posed by the election of extrem...

Stopping the downward spiral

By Mike Bennett | 30 April 2024

Mike Bennett reviews a new book that captures the degradation of ethics in public life and sets ...

Bonne année French style

By Mike Bennett | 12 January 2023

The Mayors of communes in France host a fine civic tradition to welcome in the new year, celebrat...

Post pandemic public purse propositions

By Mike Bennett | 24 February 2021

Mike Bennett and Tim Byles outline a holistic and strategic approach on post pandemic public spen...

We've made strategic errors on UK elections

By Mike Bennett | 09 November 2020

Election counts need more speed and spectacle for democracy to survive the Trump effect, argues M...

Eastern promise?

By Max Wide | 13 April 2015

Mike Bennett and Max Wide fear too many local authorities see commissioning as a new spin on old-...

A tale of two cities

By Mike Bennett | 19 June 2014

Mike Bennett outlines how centre and sector-led intervention point the way to strategies for succ...