In this article, Andrew Laird argues that each level of government should have to justify why they aren’t passing power down to the next. It's a deliberately provocative title... of course it's not true for everything. But I'd love it if we started with that. I think it’s probably fair to say that every level of government over estimates its own importance and ability to effect positive change. There is a cultural reluctance to pass power, resources and responsibility to the

Client:  Norfolk County Council Date: July - August 2025 Challenge faced by the client : Norfolk County Council (NCC) was navigating the complex landscape of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) as part of the national mandate to transition towards single-tier unitary authorities. Central government established six headline criteria for all LGR proposals. Under these new requirements, NCC needed to place community engagement and neighbourhood empowerment at the heart of its

Across the UK, adult social care is in crisis. This episode of the Radical Reformers podcast brings you a rare social care success story. Rachel Law and Gemma Murphy are two of the all-female leadership team at PossAbilities , an adult social care social enterprise based in the Northwest of England. With a team of 800 operating across multiple council areas, PossAbilities is bucking the trend. Rachel, Gemma and the team not only deliver outstanding services but consistentl