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Jonathan Carr-West

Jonathan Carr-West

Dr Jonathan Carr-West is chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU)

Articles by Jonathan Carr-West

Local elections 2021: Look behind the big story

By Jonathan Carr-West | 11 May 2021

A closer look at the Super Thursday outcomes reveals a series of more complex stories, and sugges...

Making elections meaningful

By Jonathan Carr-West | 13 April 2021

We need two things from our electoral system says Dr Jonathan Carr-West – enough stability to mai...

Unfinished business

By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 March 2021

The vision in Budget 2021 focused on a global, green, high tech economy, ‘but there was no sign o...

Will May be a missed chance?

By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 February 2021

The Prime Minister wants the elections to go ahead. But Dr Jonathan Carr-West says that whether a...

Looking ahead with hope

By Jonathan Carr-West | 07 December 2020

‘You would be mad not to feel some trepidation’ as we look ahead to 2021, says Dr Jonathan Carr-W...

Let's talk about homes

By Jonathan Carr-West | 02 November 2020

Homes provide so much more than shelter, says Dr Jonathan Carr-West. He argues that a different s...

Central government needs to stand back

By Jonathan Carr-West | 30 September 2020

Dr Jonathan Carr-West asks if anyone has any sense of a sustained strategic focus on tackling the...

Trust in the public realm really matters

By Jonathan Carr-West | 21 July 2020

Trust in public institutions cannot be rebuilt if different levels of government are seeking to d...

Redrawing our future after COVID

By Jonathan Carr-West | 17 June 2020

What we have learnt from coronavirus is that we need flexibility, adaptability and civic solidari...

Let's have the humility to learn

By Jonathan Carr-West | 13 May 2020

We need to learn from this crisis, says Dr Jonathan Carr-West – in terms of both the disease its...