S2 Ep9: 15 (171) How does Sefton Council compare to others? What is life like as a Councillor?
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Show Notes
Today at Building a Better Sefton, we do an in-house talk with Lara about her experiences as a Green Councillor in Warwickshire and draw comparisons with Sefton. Lara has a lot of insight. We also chat about other general political themes.
We cover: -
- Being ill over Xmas!
- The weather in David’s absence!
- Being a councillor in Warwickshire.
- The different levels to councils in different areas.
- What councils are responsible for.
- Labour changes to local government.
- Workload issues in local government.
- How councillors form Political Groups.
- Sefton having one Green Councillor, and Warwickshire having many.
- Going into coalition in Warwickshire.
- Neil Doolin and the Green Party in Sefton.
- The positives of being a Councillor.
- Issues in Sefton.
- The opinion that councillors are ineffective and lazy.
- The whipping system and how the Greens had free votes.
- Councillors pay.
- The importance of regular change in politics/politicians.
- Accountability and transparency and cross-party scrutiny.
- The importance of political engagement.
- Conflict and coalition.
- Local Action Groups and Cabinet Government.
- Styles of government.
- The rise of Reform.
- Performance of Reform Councils.
- Violence Against Women and Girls.
- The education system.
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