Bob Thust is co-founder of Practical Governance, trustee of Local Trust and treasurer at the Bevy community-led pub in East Brighton.Over the coming columns he’ll be exploring the issues raised here in more depth and looking to highlight some ‘warts-and-all’ examples from those that have tried to do things differently to the norm. If you’ve got anything you’d like to share, or any other comments you’d like to make – positive or otherwise – he’d like to hear from you. Email bob@practicalgov.co.uk or tweet at #theguvnor