Many areas in most need of transformation lack civil society organisations and miss out on the giving which supports them.
The fourth part of a ConHome series this week on Levelling Up as the Government’s White Paper nears publication.
We know how difficult it was to lose millions of manufacturing jobs – let us beware of inadvertently accelerating the same process for services jobs.
Civic Service can lock in community spirit for the next generation while giving them the vital skills they need for life.
A survey of the 400 plus Centre for Social Justice Alliance’s charities found that members felt undermined by statutory services.
It’s welcome that we’re investing much more in services. But we need to tackle the causes too.
Harness the wisdom that is out there, and let your colleagues in and beyond Parliament help you, rather being tempted to think we are here to hinder you.
The Government can do a lot in a short space of time. A key question should be: how do we make these towns nicer places to live?
The towns of the North East, left behind for generations by Labour, will need to see their Conservative MPs forging a durable path to a future.
They have been handed a raw deal during the course of the pandemic. Investing in them is an investment in our future.
It is about time we had an honest conversation about segmenting the population, with more targeted protection for the elderly and vulnerable.
Death is not a statistical data point, and the loss of life of a mother, a father, a child, and a key worker can never be filled.
Three cheers for three reforms: of the civil service, of Ministers and of one that this Government tends to avoid – of public services.
Tackling the cost-of-living crisis and delivering on Levelling Up will need the support of charities and community groups.