

Leading with purpose: making sense of change in children’s services
It's a challenging time for Children's Service leaders, with many reforms being introduced. In this article, Jordan Binedell, Principal Consultant, argues that the real challenge is not simply managing each programme in isolation, but creating a clear sense of purpose that helps teams, partners and leaders understand how it all fits together. Across children’s social care, a significant number of national reforms are being introduced at pace. These include Families First Part

Jordan Binedell
3 days ago3 min read


Children’s Services and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR): Significant Challenges in Changing times
In this article, Emmet Regan, COO at Mutual Ventures, explores the profound challenges local government reorganisation poses for children’s services at a time of major national reform. He argues that as structures change and national reform accelerates, success will depend on strong leadership, clear accountability and the ability to adapt at pace. The landscape of local government in England is shifting at a pace not seen for decades. As councils grapple with financial press

Emmet Regan
Jun 34 min read


Radical Reformers ep.117: Everythingism with Joe Hill, Director of Strategy, Re:State.
In the latest episode of the Radical Reformers podcast, I sit down with Joe Hill, Director of Strategy at Re:state (and the winner of last year’s Think Tanker of the Year award!), for a timely and thought-provoking conversation about the importance of really bold public service reform ideas. From his journey through the civil service and Treasury to his work shaping some of the most influential policy thinking in Westminster, Joe offers a fascinating perspective on how change

Andrew Laird
May 281 min read