The latest articles written by Chris Naylor

WHITEHALL

Helping folk stay afloat

By Chris Naylor | 25 June 2024

Chris Naylor says his intuitively simple vision is for a neighbourhood-based preventative state –...

HUMAN RESOURCES

Inexcusable: The woeful state of diversity

By Nazeya Hussain | 15 November 2023

After shameful research highlighted the woeful lack of diversity in the local government workforc...

SOLACE

Turning words into deeds on diversity

By Nazeya Hussain | 17 January 2023

Local government hasn’t got time to waste in tackling racism, say Nazeya Hussain and Chris Naylor...

MANAGEMENT

Taking bold action for communities

By Chris Naylor | 16 June 2021

‘Bold, public, political leadership’ with many forms of ‘listening’ as a critical feature has bee...

DIGITAL

Cutting out the guesswork

By Chris Naylor | 30 October 2018

Barking & Dagenham LBC’s Borough Data Explorer is helping the council visualise the health, wellb...

TRANSFORMATION

Creating community solutions

By Chris Naylor | 19 July 2017

Barking & Dagenham LBC’s measures to develop physical and social infrastructure is not just the ...

FINANCE

Big borough in search of major investment

By Chris Naylor | 04 January 2016

At a pivotal time for Barking and Dagenham, Chris Naylor explains how the borough created a growt...