Communities

By Nick Graham | 13 April 2021

Nick Graham looks at whether ‘honour cultures’ might teach us more effective methods of resolvin...

EMERGENCY PLANNING

From recovery to social repair – the role of community in post-disaster recovery

By Emily Morrison | 12 April 2021

In each community there are mechanisms, innovation and forms of support that must be listened to ...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

How do we empower and support councillors?

By Paul O’Brien | 08 April 2021

With Super Thursday looming on May 6, Paul O'Brien argues that a radical system reset may be need...

SOLACE

The importance of data and networks in advancing racial equality

By Graeme McDonald | 30 March 2021

Over the last six months Graeme McDonald has been a commissioner on Tower Hamlets’ Black, Asian, ...

DIGITAL

Owning the local message

By Cormac Smith | 30 March 2021

It’s time to get back to the basics of good communication and make these skills more accessible t...

How to promote community participation

By Ann McGauran | 30 March 2021

Ann McGauran reports from a FutureGov workshop on the best way to empower communities to get invo...

PUBLIC HEALTH

The need for a connected COVID-19 recovery

By Neil O'Brien | 29 March 2021

MP Neil O’Brien OBE calls on central government to support local action to help those most at ris...

CLIMATE CHANGE

A task as difficult as good community engagement needs a plan

By Chris Church | 29 March 2021

When it comes to climate action some communities are labelled ‘hard to reach’ – but when they spe...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY

Open source is the way forward for open democracy

By Lora Botev | 29 March 2021

For local councils, open source has the potential to enable innovations and optimise the way they...

HEALTH

One year on, councils will be central to recovery

By Heather Jameson | 17 March 2021

After an extraordinary year, council staff are exhausted, worn down and facing further cuts, says...

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