NEWS & BLOGS

From the doorstep politics of Makerfield to national leadership contenders, this blog reflects on what Starmer, Streeting and Burnham’s records say about their commitment to community voice, consultation and meaningful engagement.

Another May comes around, which means that another local election cycle is here. This year has been impossible to miss. Which is quite unusual in the middle of a general election cycle. You may notice that I love chiming in on politics and what it means for engagement. Sorry about that; I just find it fascinating (enough to have taken my degree in it). So I thought I would offer some thoughts about what elections tell us about public engagement, even though we treat it as som

Continuous engagement and meaningful listening means meeting people where they are and paying attention to what they are telling you, regardless of the means they use, including flag flying.