Building and sustaining relationships is the bedrock of Citadel’s work over the last 20 years. We support and learn from clients, provide insights and gain trust.
A prime example is our work with Brook, a charity that “believes in a society where everyone is supported to live healthy lives, free from inequality and strengthened by fulfilling relationships.”
There have been significant alliances supported by Citadel over the last 20 years. An early client was the Get Fair anti-poverty alliance of all-age charities including Oxfam and Church Action Against Poverty, with its local groups and national lobbying of the then Work & Pensions Secretary Yvette Cooper.
2025 is the 20th anniversary year for Citadel. We take a look at what’s in store working with clients and partners in the year ahead, and take a moment to reflect on previous years.
The Citadel 12 days of Christmas, as calendar windows each day on UK politics since 2000.
When the media moves on, what’s left behind in communities damaged by the riots that raged in summer 2024? The political ramifications for society are reported still, but what of the young lives in those areas, how are they supported now and to give hope for the future?
As the 4th to the 8th of November 2024 marks National Trustee Week in the UK, we sat down with the Chief Executive of Clore Social Leadership, Nadia Alomar and Citadel’s founder and Clore Social Leadership trustee Jonathan Hopkins, to talk about the importance of trustees and what they mean for charities and organisations.
The level of expectation from a Labour government with a landslide majority was never going to be met realistically in the first 100 days.
Anyone under 20 years old only knows austerity, the pandemic and cost of living crisis. They are worse off than their previous generation, and don’t have the same expectations as the generation before. However, they want the same things from life: a home, their health, a good job.
What can we expect to hear from Ministers at next week’s Labour Party annual conference in Liverpool? Which direction will the Conservative Party take in its leadership election, shortlisted to four candidates on stage in Birmingham?
As their first show comes to an end at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, we caught up with members of the cast to reflect on their experience of this year’s festival, and their handover with handy tips for the cast of the second show.
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