By Jenny McArdle, Director, 31ten It's budget-setting season, and as a senior leader in local government, you and your sector peers will be asking your teams the same question - where can I find savings? Increasingly, the answer that comes back isn't savings – it’s...
September 28, 2026
By Bernie Lally, Principal Consultant, 31ten Through your work on Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) you will have done much of the thinking needed to shape the future of your place. Strategic priorities and ambitions for growth, regeneration, housing and placeshaping have been identified. The pause...
September 23, 2026
By Laura Bridges, Director, 31ten The recent pause to Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) may feel like a moment to stand still. But the case for growth in your area hasn't paused with it. The pressures on housing, regeneration, infrastructure, social care and local economies haven't...
September 18, 2026
Don’t wait for national social care reform to solve your financial problems; start now by understanding what you're spending on prevention, what it achieves, and how preventative investment can help manage future demand and financial risk. That’s the topic of this blog written by our...
September 1, 2026
Across the country, decisions on local government reorganisation are landing. Structures are being confirmed, shadow authorities are forming, and a wave of councils are moving from the decision phase and into the delivery phase. In this blog, written by Laura Bridges, Director and LGR lead...
August 11, 2026
As Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) accelerates across England, councils face the challenge of delivering significant structural change while continuing to support economic growth and investment. But how can leaders ensure growth remains a priority when organisational transformation demands so much attention? First-hand insights of LGR...
July 14, 2026
By Siena Caridi-Ross, Consultant, 31ten Consulting When we commission services, we talk about people constantly. We meet with stakeholders, gather opinions, design specifications, and engage suppliers. But if these services exist to support residents, why are residents so rarely part of the process? In this...
July 13, 2026
With the news, and indeed Downing Street abuzz, with talk of a potential No.10 office in Manchester, at 31ten, we are thinking ahead to what this could mean for devolution. Greater Manchester has been one of devolution’s great success stories. Arguably, a non-London centric No.10 outpost would be better placed in an ‘up-and-coming’ combined authority,...
July 6, 2026
At 31ten Consulting, Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) is not a separate initiative, it is embedded into the way we operate as a business. As a certified B Corp, we are committed to balancing commercial performance with positive environmental and community impact, and we recognise the...
June 24, 2026