I love this country. It is the greatest country in the world. We are tolerant, decent and respectful – and unity is our strength. But for too long, proud communities have been failed by politics and left powerless to do anything about it. Our Pride in Place programme changes that. We are giving people the power to build up their communities. We’ve already invested thousands into communities across Britain. Now, we are giving thousands more the opportunity to transform their local area. Putting local people in control and building a Britain that works for all.

Just popping up here to share some news- super pleased to be appointed @wearenewlocal CEO at such an important time for communities & local govt ❤️ Now see you over on the other side where skies are blue and the air is fresh 😉 🦋

This place has become intolerable, so I am signing off. Will be over on Bluesky breathing fresh air, and am loving seeing increasing numbers of my #localgov/policy/politics tribe doing the same. We have power in numbers.

An inspiring day @WiganCouncil w/ colleagues @KeithCunliffe @LG_Wigan learning about their New Era approach. An incredible, passionate team: especially in these difficult times they show how a relentless focus on working alongside communities holds so much hope for our future ❤️

Energising day with @jesstud & @Lauritapayne from @wearenewlocal. Sharing our exciting New Era for our borough & the amazing things we can achieve by working in a genuine partnership with our residents, communities, partners, businesses and staff. Thanks so much for visiting 🤍

This is such a heartwarming thread, after the horror layered upon horror of the previous days…

Think @jesstud's words on this being an opportunity with a longer-term view are key - reform can increase productivity, but productivity =/= cheap when it comes to effective services. Better outcomes yes, preventing future demand, yes - but needs the right type of £ to bring off.

10/10 no notes - this was epic

Ride on Time, the Made in Chelsea theme tune, Daft Punk, weird hardcore techno: realising how much French music I actually completely love #Olympics2024Paris

Great to see this report out- it will undoubtedly make a big contribution to the devo agenda. Including a guest appearance for Total-Place style budgets to shift public services around growth plans so they are inclusive. 👌 @Lizihopkins @BenLucas_ @metrodynamics @FutureGovForum

This will be of interest to many folk in #localgov thinking about how to maximise the impact of spend on social and community value… 👏🏻 @nickcp1 @CamdenCouncil

A “parallel health service”? We already have communities where health outcomes are largely determined- let’s start there? Saving the NHS with a 2nd NHS is 🤯 but logical consequence of seeing good health as a way of saving services or the economy, rather than as a human right.

This 👇🏻 media portrayals are so one dimensional and can take decades to recover from stereotypes!