Gerry Stoker, NLGN Trustee & University of Manchester
Public Servant
The proudest boast of local government in the UK today is that it is better run than it was when Labour first came to office in 1997. Current scores in the Comprehensive Performance Assessment tables show that most of local government is managed by able and competent […]

Ian Parker, Head of Strategic Communications, NLGN
Local Government Chronicle
If recent media coverage is anything to go by, I seem to be unique among thirtysomethings in never having been a Dr Who obsessive. Sure I remember the hey-day of Tom Baker, and yes I maybe once dived behind a sofa when the daleks appeared. But to […]

Helen Randall, Chair, NLGN and Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
Guardian PUBLIC
The legitimacy of including environmental and social considerations in the government’s purchasing decisions has recently assumed greater importance.
The United Kingdom now has presidency of the G8 and is seeking to encourage compliance with the Kyoto protocol and to promote sustainable development defined as “development today […]

Anna Randle, Head of Policy, NLGN
Local Government Chronicle
As I arrive in Birmingham for the third and final month of the Localism Project, I am feeling apprehensive. Yes, I have two months of researching localism in practice behind me, in West Sussex and Wakefield. I have adjusted to living in strange places, finding my way around […]