54 min
SOS: Save our (Local) Services, with Jack Shaw Let's Talk Ideas
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- Non-Profit
In this episode we are joined by Jack Shaw, a local government expert to discuss their financial peril. Which factors put a council more at risk from financial pressures? How can a council even go bankrupt? Jack explains all, as well as what will this mean for the the lived experience of residents and anchor organisations within local communities. Finishing with a dose of optimism, Jack sets out practical solutions, as well as thoughts for broader reform of local government.
Read more of Jack's research work here: The State of Local Government Finances - NIESR
Stay up to date with Jack on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/JackTShaw
In this episode we are joined by Jack Shaw, a local government expert to discuss their financial peril. Which factors put a council more at risk from financial pressures? How can a council even go bankrupt? Jack explains all, as well as what will this mean for the the lived experience of residents and anchor organisations within local communities. Finishing with a dose of optimism, Jack sets out practical solutions, as well as thoughts for broader reform of local government.
Read more of Jack's research work here: The State of Local Government Finances - NIESR
Stay up to date with Jack on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/JackTShaw
54 min