In the latest episode of Radical Reformers, I'm joined by Dr Jonathan Carr-West, Chief Executive of the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU). We explore the importance of communities having trust in councils and other key local institutions, and also why long-term thinking matters. We discuss how both councils and the communities they serve have essential roles to play in our society and its future success. Councils create the enabling framework, accountability and formal

In this article, Emmet Regan, COO at Mutual Ventures, explores whether government has lost the confidence to “do big things", and why short-termism and risk aversion are widening the gulf between citizen and state. Over recent years, the relationship between citizens and the state has been defined less by shared purpose and more by a form of mutual distrust. Across central and local government, decisions that were once shaped by long‑term ambition have increasingly been const

Client: Cheshire East Council, in partnership with Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse Date: 2025 Challenges faced by the client: Domestic abuse survivors often face a heightened risk of homelessness, with support typically focused on crisis response rather than prevention. Cheshire East Council and its partners were piloting the Whole Housing Approach (WHA), a coordinated model bringing together housing, health, and local services to improve outcomes for survivors. Howe