The “Steve Quartermain In Conversation With” series continues with Steve Reed OBE, Shadow Secretary of State for Homes, Communities and Local Government.

Reflecting on his long experience at a local level that included a period as Leader of LB Lambeth, Steve discusses the need to allow people a greater say in planning, to feedback on how it impacts them and the importance of decisions being taken at the appropriate level.

Critical of the Government’s current approach to planning and decision making, Steve begins to set out an alternative way to deliver against community aspirations.

Hosted by Cratus Group CEO Nick Kilby and the Editor of The MJ, Heather Jameson, the ‘Our World is Local’ podcast is a space to learn about the key figures in local government, highlighting the tremendous work they do for the communities they serve. You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠here⁠.

You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠⁠on Spotify here⁠ and wherever else you listen to your podcasts.

In this episode, Cratus Managing Director Julian Seymour is joined by an esteemed panel, with guests including Steve Quartermain CBE, former Chief Planner at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Bridget Smith, Leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council, Andrew Taylor, Head of Planning at Countryside, and Karen Bradford, Chief Executive of South Kesteven District Council to discuss planning in lockdown and beyond. 

Hosted by Cratus Group CEO Nick Kilby and the Editor of The MJ, Heather Jameson, the ‘Our World is Local’ podcast is a space to learn about the key figures in local government, highlighting the tremendous work they do for the communities they serve. You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠here⁠.

You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠⁠on Spotify here⁠ and wherever else you listen to your podcasts.

Cratus Senior Associate and former Chief Planner, Steve Quartermain, was delighted to chair a debate on the impact of planning reforms on the retirement and supported living sectors. Among the panellists were Andy von Bradsky, Head of Architecture at Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Jeremy Porteus; Chief Executive of Housing LIN, Anne-Marie Nicholson, Partner at PRP Architects, and Mark Curry, Director of Development & Planning at Elysian Residences.

Hosted by Cratus Group CEO Nick Kilby and the Editor of The MJ, Heather Jameson, the ‘Our World is Local’ podcast is a space to learn about the key figures in local government, highlighting the tremendous work they do for the communities they serve. You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠here⁠.

You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠⁠on Spotify here⁠ and wherever else you listen to your podcasts.

Cratus Associate Marlies Koutstaal hosts the latest edition of "Cratus In Conversation With", which features Cllr Vikki Slade, Leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, as its guest. 

Together, they explore the challenges the BCP conurbation is currently facing, and the opportunities arising from those challenges. They consider the importance of strong city-region leadership to enable recovery, with community and sustainability perspectives at the heart of all plans.

Hosted by Cratus Group CEO Nick Kilby and the Editor of The MJ, Heather Jameson, the ‘Our World is Local’ podcast is a space to learn about the key figures in local government, highlighting the tremendous work they do for the communities they serve. You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠here⁠.

You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠⁠on Spotify here⁠ and wherever else you listen to your podcasts.

For this edition of "Cratus In Conversation With", Cratus CEO Nick Kilby is joined by former Special Adviser Peter Cardwell, author of "The Secret Life of Special Advisers". 

Peter shares his secrets from his life as a Special Adviser – from dealing with counter-terror emergencies in COBRA and explaining what a dental dam is to the Justice Secretary, to having your inside leg measured in a Minister of the Crown’s office.

Hosted by Cratus Group CEO Nick Kilby and the Editor of The MJ, Heather Jameson, the ‘Our World is Local’ podcast is a space to learn about the key figures in local government, highlighting the tremendous work they do for the communities they serve. You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠here⁠.

You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠⁠on Spotify here⁠ and wherever else you listen to your podcasts.

With London’s economic landscape likely to have changed forever due to Covid-19, Chief Executive of Cratus Nick Kilby is joined by Jules Pipe CBE, Deputy Mayor of London for Planning, Regeneration and Skills, and an expert panel to discuss the impact on housing, business, and London life as we know it. 

Hosted by Cratus Group CEO Nick Kilby and the Editor of The MJ, Heather Jameson, the ‘Our World is Local’ podcast is a space to learn about the key figures in local government, highlighting the tremendous work they do for the communities they serve. You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠here⁠.

You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠⁠on Spotify here⁠ and wherever else you listen to your podcasts.

Cratus Associate Helen Tilton sits down with Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees to explore the challenges Bristol and the region is currently facing, and the opportunities arising from those challenges. 

In a wide-ranging conversation, they consider the importance of city stewardship and proactive ambition, and the enablement of communities and partnerships that can deliver sustainable growth.

Hosted by Cratus Group CEO Nick Kilby and the Editor of The MJ, Heather Jameson, the ‘Our World is Local’ podcast is a space to learn about the key figures in local government, highlighting the tremendous work they do for the communities they serve. You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠here⁠.

You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠⁠on Spotify here⁠ and wherever else you listen to your podcasts.

In Cratus' first climate change-focused webinar, in association with Mark Jenkinson from Crystal Associates and Professor Peter Sharratt from Fhoras, Sean Anstee is joined by an expert panel, including Dyan Jones, Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency at South Lakeland District Council, James Birch, Managing Director for Local Highways and Sustainability Lead at Kier, and Jason Torrance, Policy Director at UK100.

Hosted by Cratus Group CEO Nick Kilby and the Editor of The MJ, Heather Jameson, the ‘Our World is Local’ podcast is a space to learn about the key figures in local government, highlighting the tremendous work they do for the communities they serve. You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠here⁠.

You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠⁠on Spotify here⁠ and wherever else you listen to your podcasts.

Cratus Associate Marlies Koutstaal is joined by Cllr Steve Pitt and Natascha McIntyre Hall of Portsmouth Council, alongside Jerry Clarke of Portsmouth International Port, to discuss Portsmouth going forward. They discuss ambitions around a car-free sustainable community at Lennox Point in Tipner West that fundamentally changes the way that people live, by focusing on how people connect as humans, rather than through their cars. They also discuss the need to improve air quality around Portsmouth Port and the prospects for regeneration following on from the creation of the Solent freeport and Future High Streets Fund. 

Hosted by Cratus Group CEO Nick Kilby and the Editor of The MJ, Heather Jameson, the ‘Our World is Local’ podcast is a space to learn about the key figures in local government, highlighting the tremendous work they do for the communities they serve. You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠here⁠.

You can listen to the previous episodes ⁠⁠on Spotify here⁠ and wherever else you listen to your podcasts.