Promoting the positive work councils do is more important now than ever, the Local Government Association has warned. When asked by The MJ whether its much-lauded ‘reputation campaign' had been affected by the death of Baby P, an LGA spokesman said: ‘These things are not going to help. But if there is that collective negative view, then our work telling people what councils do which is good is even more important. ‘When Haringey comes out of this, it needs to continue to show people all the good things the council does for them.'