Meet the new LGA chair
Local government is in his DNA, says Councillor Shaun Davies, the LGA’s youngest ever Chair.
Local government is in his DNA, says Councillor Shaun Davies, the LGA’s youngest ever Chair.
Councillor James Jamieson OBE is standing down as Chairman of the LGA after four years. He talks to first about keeping focused on local goals amid global crises.
Councillor David Pugsley, 79, a former Chairman and Leader of Mid Devon District Council, is standing down at this May’s local elections after 40 years.
Councillor Karl Love (Ind) is Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health at Isle of Wight Council and a contributor to ‘Out on an island’, book and podcast recording the oral histories of local LGBTQ+ folk.
Elliott Lancaster is a 24-year-old postgraduate student at Keele University was been shortlisted for the $100,000 Chegg.org Global Student Prize 2021 for his Utter Rubbish app, which helps councils handle waste and recycling.
The Government is not in the business of delivering underpowered mayors, says Local Government Minister Simon Clarke MP.
The community response to coronavirus shows how trust in our political system can be rebuilt, says the Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
A 60 second interview with Councillor Alex Phillips (Green), the youngest-ever Mayor of Brighton & Hove and a former MEP for South East England.