Mayoral Delays Expose the Chaos Behind Labour’s Devolution Plan Tuesday, 9 December, 2025 The news of delays to the mayoral elections for Essex, Hampshire and other areas has rightly led to a few raised eyebrows within local government. But as well as having an impact in the directly effected areas, the implications of these actions should be on the radar of all other areas currently in the devolution process and heading towards a combined authority. It was always an ambitious agenda... Local News
Meir Park Village Green Campaign - SPRING 2025 UPDATE 10th November 2024 SPRING 2025 UPDATE We received advice in January that it would be better to focus the Village Green campaign on the land off Canberra Crescent. As a result, I... Local News
'Make A Difference' with Local Government 6th November 2024 One of the major issues for local government is recruitment, both in certain service areas but also in general, so it's been a pleasure over the last year to be... Local News
LGA Conference 2024 - Well Worth the Delay 28th October 2024 Normally, LGA Conference - the biggest gathering of local government every year - is in July, guaranteeing lively days and balmy evenings (usually!). However... Opinions
Another New Memorial Bench in Meir Park 11th October 2024 Following on from the success of the memorial bench by Aldi, at the end of the summer the Meir Park Residents Association have installed another memorial bench... Local News
A Conference of Two Halves - 2024 Conservative Party Conference 7th October 2024 As I have done now for over ten years, last week I headed off to Conservative Party Conference to meet colleagues and speak at events. This year we were in... Opinions
LGC Outstanding Achievement Award shortlisting 17th June 2024 It was a huge surprise earlier this year to find myself shortlisted for the Local Government Chronicle (LGC) Awards in the Outstanding Achievement category... Local News
Abi Brown joins Homes England as Non-Executive Director 23rd May 2024 Abi Brown has today been announced as one of five new Non-Executive Directors of Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency that believes... Articles
Talking OFLOG at the LUHC Select Committee 17th April 2024 The announcement by Michael Gove at the 2022 LGA Conference of the Office for Local Government - OFLOG - kicked off a wide ranging discussion on assurance... Local News
DCN Conference 2024 - Assurance at the top of the agenda 19th March 2024 It's always a pleasure to spend time with colleagues from across local government, and a highlight for me is always the District Council Network (DCN)... Local News
