Podcasts
New BCP leader backs no overall control
Having local authorities under no overall control is not ‘necessarily a bad thing,’ according to new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council leader Vikki Slade.
Council chief plans voter ID rapping sequel
Rapping council chief Trevor Holden has revealed he is planning a sequel to his hit track on the need for voter ID at this week’s local elections.
Call for chief executives to sign up as army reservists
Staffordshire CC chief executive John Henderson has called for council chief executives to sign up as army reservists.
Conservative 'darling' interviewed
The latest Our World is Local podcast features an interview with the leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council Abi Brown.
Bell defends Khan's council tax hike
Former Ealing LBC leader Julian Bell has defended reports that Sadiq Khan is planning a 10% hike in council tax bills.
The MJ and Cratus launch local government podcast
The MJ and public affairs firm Cratus have launched a new local government podcast, Our World is Local.
Podcast: COP26CAST
As global governments meet in Glasgow for COP26, join The MJ and Local Partnerships for our series of Podcasts on what it all means for local government.
PODCAST: People, passion and progress
In the latest Public Intelligence/The MJ leadership podcast Baroness Scott explains how Wiltshire CC has moved from an old-fashioned ethos to a modern business. Heather Jameson reports.
PODCAST: The thinker who became a doer
As part of The MJ/Public Intelligence Leadership podcast series, Dr Barry Quirk explains his start in local government and how the landscape has changed during his long career. Heather Jameson reports.
PODCAST: Still leading from the front line
In the latest Public Intelligence/The MJ podcast on leadership, Jim McMahon explains why he puts communities at the centre of everything – and central government needs to do the same after Brexit. Heather Jameson reports.
PODCAST: True colours
In the first of a series of leadership podcasts by Public Intelligence and The MJ, Lord Porter charts his political journey from bolshie school kid to Conservative peer leading the Local Government Association. Heather Jameson reports.
LGA ‘like a dysfunctional 1970s council’
The Local Government Association (LGA) is like a ‘dysfunctional 1970s council,’ according to its chairman, Lord Porter.