Is it time to revisit Total Place?

By Richard Stay | 06 February 2019

Total Place began to drive real cross-sector (system) working, says Richard Stay. He believes the...

Unfinished business

By Richard Stay | 22 May 2014

Local government still does not feel trusted or valued enough by Whitehall and Westminster for co...

Change to councillor pensions will come back to bite ministers

By Richard Stay | 13 March 2014

With almost predictable regularity we see another assault on local government announced this week.

Time to put the beef into localism

By Richard Stay | 25 April 2012

There has been too much jaw-jawing about devolution and not enough getting on and doing it, compl...

Community funding - have we got it right?

By Richard Stay | 24 February 2012

Richard Stay asks why is funding provided to 'high risk' community groups.