Ed Whiting

As the Government pushes ahead with plans to rewire the state and reshape the relationship between central and local government, this session draws on speakers who have worked on both sides of that divide. What does a civil service background bring to the practical realities of running a local authority, and conversely, what has life inside local government revealed that Whitehall still doesn't fully grasp? The panel explores what genuine ‘rewiring’ should look like when it's informed by experience of both systems, not just one.