'I think there’s a huge opportunity for us to be the part of society, the part of the public sector that really focuses on strengthening community.'

🤞 Leadership Lucky Draw 🤞 ft. EalingCouncil chief executive Tony Clements.

Full responses 👀 newlocal.org.uk/case-studies/l…

From giving residents a blank sheet to determine council priorities, to making statutory consultation fun, Test Valley BC is pushing the envelope on community engagement.

Our 🆕 podcast on how – and why – they’re becoming a community-powered council.

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📣 #StrongerThings 2024 agenda is here 📣

And it’s full to the brim with sessions you won’t want to miss!

There’s something for everyone – whether you want to sit back and drink it in or roll up your sleeves and put an approach into practice.

👀👉 newlocal.org.uk/st24-agenda/

'A fundamental reset of the relationship between centre & local is required: one which resources & empowers councils to rebuild both their workforces & the social capital of their areas

A weaker local government means a weaker Britain, says Adam Lent

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If you’re in or around London and would like to come to the launch of Andy Knox book #sicksociety on Thursday 14th March, there are a few tickets left . Here is the link to book your free ticket! buytickets.at/sicksocietyboo…

The Roma people were considered enemies of the Third Reich, condemned to be isolated and ultimately murdered. Some 23,000 Roma & Sinti were incarcerated in Auschwitz. 91 percent of them perished.

Listen to our #podcast about Roma and Sinti in #Auschwitz :
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After a day of deflection from the Govt over the reality of #localgov finances, it was good to join the Sky News daily podcast with Niall Paterson to talk about why so many councils are under pressure… news.sky.com/story/council-…

Happy #IWD2024 and a big shout out to the brilliant New Local women I am grateful to work with Nicola Steuer Katy Oglethorpe Laura Payne Grace Pollard Shaheen Saib Catriona Maclay Natalie Raeched Summer Simpson Katie Kelly plus Jane, Katy & Emma ❤️❤️❤️

4 March 1943 | 1,000 Jews arrived at #Auschwitz from #Drancy . SS doctors sent 881 people to gas chambers. 19 women & 100 men were registered. All men were sent to Sonderkommando. Among them was David Olère. After the war he showed his traumatic experience in drawings & paintings.

Adam Lent Here's our story - themj.co.uk/New-Local-chie… #localgov

After seven fantastic years, Adam Lent is stepping down as New Local’s chief executive.

Adam has helped transform the organisation, shaping it into a home of community power and expanding our network of innovative councils.

Read our statement here 👉 newlocal.org.uk/press-releases…

In our latest episode, we interview the fab Katie Kelly, who reimagines a world where institutions put the communities they serve first. ⁦Adam Lent⁩ podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/the…

What does it take to lead in an age of permacrisis?

💠 Resilience as well as Efficiency
💠 Community as well as Institution
💠 Compassion as well as Decisiveness
💠 Mobilisation as well as Management

Adam Lent sets out a new path for the public sector newlocal.org.uk/articles/how-t…

This is so fab and the perfect antidote to the more dysfunctional examples of leadership around at the moment… Bev Craig 👏🏻

Are you interested in all things community ? Check out the series of events we are curating for Resourceful Communities Partnership , starting with Adam Lent CE of New Local on 5 March 12.30 talking about the importance of community power .

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Thank you Adam Lent and New Local for the opportunity to add my and Cormac Russell's points of view to the important discussion you've initiated about the future of local government leadership.

' #LocalGov rules of engagement need to be more concrete & negotiated if power sharing is to succeed at scale.'

Social entrepreneurs Brendan Martin & Cormac Russell share their take on Adam Lent's recent blog about radical public service leadership 💭

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Here's a summary of the main criticism I've seen of Labour's citizens assemblies news today and my very quick response to each. 🧵