Local Government Leaders Podcast - Public Intelligence/MJ Public Intelligence

Welcome to the Local Government Leaders podcast from Public Intelligence and the MJ. This episode features a conversation between Baroness Scott of Bybrook and Mike Bennett when they met recently in the House of Lords.

Jane Scott, has been the Conservative leader of the Wiltshire Council since June 2009 and before that of its predecessor, the former Wiltshire County Council between 2003 and 2009. Jane was made OBE in the 2010 created a life peer in 2015. Following the recent local elections Jane was again elected leader of the council.

Published 18 July 2017

This is a special edition of the Local Government Leaders podcast from the Cipfa conference in Manchester presented by Mike Bennett. Local Government Leaders is published by Public Intelligence and The MJ.

The podcast contains a series of interviews, conversations and vox pops with speakers and delegates from the conference which capture insight and interesting snapshots from the event.

The theme of the conference was People, Place, Prosperity, preparing for Brexit Britain and the podcast includes conversations about the outcome of the Referendum as well as as the recent General Elections well as about austerity, health and social care integration, combined authorities, better use of public assets and the rise of Artificial Intelligence and what it is gong to mean for the future of the economy and public services.

Published 13 July 2017

In this third edition of the Local Government Leaders Podcast, Mike Bennett speaks to Dr Barry Quirk CBE, the Chief Executive of the London Borough of Lewisham, about his unique career. Barry talks about changing perceptions of chief executives from Jedi Knights to "zeros". Barry also discusses the impact of austerity, the abolition of the Audit Commission and why local government now needs to focus on three new Es: ethics, empathy and efficiency.

Published by Public Intelligence and The MJ, 31 May 2017