Evaluation isn't boring - it has a PR problem

Erica Fletcher 28 Apr 2026

How places can turn evaluation from a box-ticking exercise into a tool for lasting power

The complex intersection of child poverty and intimate partner violence

Kristina Stipetic 13 Mar 2026

Kristina Stipetic explores the link between violence against women and girls and child poverty.

Fuel poverty in the UK and policies to alleviate it in 2026

Kristina Stipetic 8 Jan 2026

Kristina Stipetic analyses the causes, effects and policies to adress fuel poverty in the UK in 2026

The Quiet Work That Makes Public Service Reform Possible

Annabel Smith 12 Dec 2025

Annabel Smith reflects on the TLG Network announcement & shares key principles of running a network

It's time to break the pattern of reliance on pilot schemes

Annabel Smith 10 Dec 2025

Annabel Smith urges the move beyond pilots and adopting a mission-led approach to local government.

Why public servants and policy wonks need to disrupt to deliver on the promise of total place

Rosie Fogden 5 Dec 2025

Rosie Fogden reflects on rising support for local solutions and the need to properly resource them.

A new place toolkit: embedding health outcomes into economic development

Elizabeth Hopkins 12 Nov 2025

Elizabeth Hopkins on using economic development as a tool to improve health and prosperity.

Falling through the gaps: are disabled youth included in the government’s plan for growth?

Kristina Stipetic 11 Nov 2025

Kristina Stipetic examines how inclusive policy can better support young disabled people into work.

The politics of shaping place

Annabel Smith 9 Oct 2025

Annabel Smith detects a shift in focus towards local leadership at the Labour Party conference.

Growth and Reform Network launches to support places across the UK

Growth and Reform Network 8 Oct 2025

The Growth and Reform Network was formally launched in an event with local and national policymakers

Roundtable briefing: A preventative approach to public services

Growth and Reform Network 20 Aug 2025

Place leaders came together in Manchester to explore the prevention demonstrator approach

From duty to delivery

Annabel Smith 19 Aug 2025

Collaboration is no longer optional – it is part of the statutory fabric.

Articles and Insights

Moving on up with Manchesterism

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