Truth about Local Government

Local government has never had more access to content, research, podcasts, reports and thought leadership. Yet with leaders under immense pressure and time constraints, how do we ensure the content being produced...

This episode kicks off our mini-series on 'powers you didn't know you had', about powers that are either unknown, not recognised, or just felt to be too difficult to use, but may offer opportunities to address problems...

Local Government Reorganisation is reshaping the local government landscape across England, creating new authorities, redefining political relationships and raising important questions about how places will be planned...

Public service can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also carry a significant emotional burden. Every day, local government employees support vulnerable residents, navigate difficult situations and make decisions that...

Local government leaders are being asked to achieve something unprecedented: maintain frontline services under intense financial and workforce pressures whilst simultaneously redesigning organisations for a rapidly...

In this episode, Matthew Masters sits down with Faraz Baber to explore what great public–private partnership really looks like in practice and why it is critical to unlocking housing delivery and economic growth across...

In this episode, I sit down with Steve Moore, former Chief Executive of NHS Devon and a senior NHS leader with more than 15 years’ experience operating at board and system level across complex, highly regulated...

In this episode, I sit down with Steve Moore, former Chief Executive of NHS Devon and a senior NHS leader with more than 15 years’ experience operating at board and system level across complex, highly regulated...

In this episode of The Truth About Local Government , Matthew Masters speaks with Esther Bangura, a Neurodivergent Money Coaching expert, about a topic rarely explored openly in the public sector, our relationship with...

In this episode of Truth About Local Government , Matthew Masters speaks with Natashia Leader, Founder and CEO of BrightPaths Support CIC, about why so many children and young people still struggle to access the right...

In this episode of The Truth About Local Government , Matt Masters is joined by Simon Higgins to explore why local government must focus on prevention , and why corporate services have a critical and often...

This episode explores how power‑sharing is reshaping the political and operational reality of local government. Matthew speaks with Abigail Gallop , Head of the Independent Group at the Local Government Association...

Interim leadership is often seen as a holding pattern, a bridge between what was and what comes next. But for organisations in transition, an interim chief executive can be a stabiliser, a strategist and a catalyst for...

In this episode of The Truth About Local Government , we explore a bold new resource reshaping how councils think about community development: ABCD & Beyond: A Practical Guide for Local Government . Matt is joined by...

In this episode, Matt sits down with Parul Singh , Founder of Parallel Minds , a neurodiversity consultancy shaping a more inclusive future for people working in tech and digital roles. Parul brings a rare combination...