To improve public services, ministers must first drop their swords
Peter Housden
The solution lies in enabling people to control their own lives and collaborate with service providers rather than the current gladiatorial approach
April 2016
Connecting Britain
Commuting is now a fact of life. We just need to make it less awful
Dawn Foster
Better transport links would mean easier commutes and less overcrowding in cities, as workers opt for cheaper housing further from their workplaces
March 2016
It's time for councils to stop out-of-control outsourcing
Cat Hobbs
Local authorities are under pressure to contract out services, but a new campaign wants a public right to recall providers who do a bad job
November 2015
Cyber intelligence can uncover terrorism, but neighbourhood policing can defeat it
Gavin Thomas
In the wake of Paris attacks we need community officers to give people confidence to come forward about extremism, but budget cuts put this at risk
October 2015
Our socialist post office defies a government obsessed with austerity
David Stockdale
Why young people hate the jobcentre – or rather, the 'benefits processing centre'
Denise Hatton
September 2015
The government wants to demolish your town. What do you do?
A new play invites audiences to argue whether a council should close down a mine or relocate their town, unleashing the passion of communities
A rough guide to Jon Trickett, the new shadow communities secretary
Jeremy Corbyn has appointed the former plumber to his shadow cabinet. Here’s what you need to know about him
In Cornwall, we refuse to give up our fire service to the police commissioner
Geoff Brown
Energy access
People love renewable energy, so why don't politicians get it?
Leo Murray
BBC plans to help local journalism will not be local enough
Alan Jones
April 2015
Infrastructure roundtables
How to build quality of life into Britain’s new developments
With vague community requirements on big projects, will developers focus on social impact as much as profit? Joanna Moorhead reports on a recent discussion
