Eastfield Council
You are the Leader of Eastfield Council.
A market town of 94,000. A budget of GBP 184m. A minority administration, and one council year to make it count. The local paper is watching every move.
What it is
A satirical simulation of British local government.
Every decision is yours. The agenda, the budget line, the awkward call you would rather not make.
The town reacts.
The press, the residents, your own party, and central office all have a view. They also have a memory.
Generated fresh each time.
No two council years are the same. The crises, the characters, and the consequences are written anew for each Leader.
A taste of the year
The writing is the game. Here is how Eastfield speaks back to you: in print, in a quiet word from your own side, and across a table on a Tuesday evening.
The Eastfield Observer
By Rosie Lindqvist
A week to watch: what Catherine Whitmarsh's first days tell us
New Leaders spend their first week managing expectations downward and announcements upward. Whitmarsh has done something different. She has made decisions.
Lucy Brennan
Party HQ
Daniel is nine. His EHCP assessment was requested fourteen months ago. The statutory timescale is twenty weeks. I am not here to shout at you. I need to know whether this council intends to meet its legal duty, and when.
The offer
Your first month is free.
Play Session 1, your first month in office, at no cost. Subscribe to play the full council year, with new years released as seasons.
GBP 4.99 / month or GBP 49.99 / year