Newsletter: Looming summer holidays
With school summer holidays already underway for some, the “slow” season is upon us. It’s not really slow. But … Read more
MHCLG to support data standards and mobility
Image: Emily Sullivan, MHCLG. Photo by Anastasia Jobson The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is looking … Read more
Newsletter: The end of the year is nigh
The summer break is looming. We seem to have reached the time of year when you start to get … Read more
Event roundup: President’s Conference, 10-11 June 2025
Celebrating hard work, our sector and our community What an honour it is to be standing here as your … Read more
Newsletter: Happy summer solstice
Welcome to your 2025 to 2026 President’s Team. Your vice-presidents for this year are Tony Colson (Director of IT at the British … Read more
Newsletter: And President’s Conference is done for another year
Thank you so much for coming to Birmingham this week. What an amazing couple of days. One delegate posted … Read more
LGR: Get your house in order or risk paying the price
The message from the frontline is clear: local government is hurtling into transformation without a map, a shared plan, … Read more
Carol Williams on leading Socitm and local government change
When I sat down with Carol Williams to reflect on her year as President of Socitm, I knew we’d … Read more
In Our View, issue 43
President’s welcome: Explore beyond borders to find the best insights Welcome to In Our View magazine and for those … Read more
Newsletter: Is it still called Whitsun?
Keep getting everything you can from your membership Your events, training and resources A few things for you today … Read more
Impera Analytics: turning data into decisions that matter
Guest post from our friends and colleagues at Impera Analytics: They love to reflect not only on organisational milestones … Read more
LGR North Yorkshire Council. If I knew then, what I know now
In this blog post I’ll be looking back over the last 2 years. I am going to share my … Read more
2024 Annual Report
A year of transformation and purpose – president’s introduction Welcome to this year’s annual report from Socitm. I reflect … Read more
Nations and regions news, May 2025
A supplementary edition of nations and regions news, which appears in Socitm’s annual magazine, In Our View, with recent … Read more
Newsletter: 648 hours till President’s Conference
Keep getting everything you can from your membership Your events, training and resources A few things for you today … Read more
Newsletter: May days
Keep getting everything you can from your membership Your events, training and resources A few things for you today … Read more
Using WeChange.AI to increase technology utilisation – Folkestone and Hythe District Council
Steve Weakley, digital and ICT manager, and Andrina Smith, chief officer, people and customer services for Folkestone and Hythe … Read more
Newsletter: Falling into May
Keep getting everything you can from your membership Reading this on Friday? There are ~1,104 hours to go. Don’t … Read more
