Local Government: In Conversation

Ingrid interviews Winnipeg councillor Sherri Rollins on being an Indigenous woman in local government, why representation matters and how we all have a role in choosing the leaders of the future. We also find out about Chief Thunderwater who led the call for local government reform among indigenous peoples of Canada in the early 20th century and the dirty tricks used to stop him.

See show notes for links mentioned and more: https://lgiu.org/podcast-indigenous-communities-and-local-government/

An interview with Rob Dale, founder of Beyond2050 about the possibilities for hydrogen to power municipal transportation, homes and more.

See the full show notes - including links mentioned in the podcast: https://lgiu.org/charging-the-future-hydrogen-and-local-government/

LGIU's Ingrid Koehler and Alice Creasy talk community gardens, an interview with Cincinnati Civic Garden's Greg Potter and a tranquil walk through a community orchard in Llandrindod Wells in Wales.

See show notes, garden pics and links here: https://lgiu.org/podcast-get-growing-with-community-gardens/

Ingrid speaks with Cllr Martin Tett, leader of new unitary Buckinghamshire Council about the process of local government re-organisation and leading a newly formed council through the pandemic. Jonathan and Ingrid discuss the latest LGIU and local government news as well as localgov portmanteaus and neologisms. Show notes and links here: https://lgiu.org/podcast-county-devo-and-bucks-leader-martin-tett/

Dr Andrew Walker and Ingrid Koehler look at wellbeing and place and discuss the launch of LGIU's new research centre bridging academic rigour and practical local government experience. Features highlights from the launch of the centre with insights from Patrick Diamond, James Mitchell and James Callaghan. See all links mentioned in the show: https://lgiu.org/a-new-settlement-and-new-research-centre/

Ingrid Koehler and Jonathan Carr-West catch up on the lastest from the elections, the Local Democracy Research Centre and a fascinating chat with Dr Matthew Potter who discusses the importance of history to place.

Full show notes and links: http://lgiu.org/62495-2/

In this podcast, Jonathan Carr-West interviews the BBC's Tim Burke - the man who covers elections - about how the locals will be covered and what people think about them. Jonathan and Ingrid also address the election essentials and highlight the support LGIU will be giving to new councillors post election. 

Show notes here: : http://lgiu.org/election-eve/ ‎

Local elections are only a bit over a week away. We talk to Kate Grigg of CfGS about combined authority mayors and what she's expecting from her very first stint volunteering at the polls and Peter Stanyon, Chief Exec of AEA about how this elections are different this year, how they're the same and why running an election is a bit like being a party planner.

Links to everything here: http://lgiu.org/a-safe-election/ ‎

Jonathan Carr-West and Ingrid Koehler host this edition of LGIU Fortnightly looking at ways that local government can blend representative and participative democracy. Interviews with Deputy Leader of Oxford City Council Tom Hayes and LGIU Associate Kerry Ferguson, with a sneak peak at local elections offerings. Links mentioned in the show here: https://lgiu.org/lgiu-fortnightly-the-multi-democratic-council/

Unlocked: local stories from a global pandemic - an audio exploration of our week of reflection. https://lgiu.org/publication/unlocked-local-stories-from-a-global-pandemic/ Interviews with Cllr Abi Brown, writer Karen Campbell, and LGIU staff and poems from Sue Burge. Hosted by Ingrid Koehler and Jonathan Carr-West