Could your council go bankrupt? with Alan Waters & Laura Webster #17

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts221/v4/19/d3/2a/19d32a80-1ea7-cbb5-416e-e85b06446f29/mza_15487156581336973896.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

Behind The Service: A UNISON Insight into Local Government

UNISON; The Public Service Union

21 episodes

6 days ago

Welcome to Behind The Service: A UNISON Insight into Local Government! This show is for members to learn about the work doing, hear from those at the forefront of making change and to inspire you to get involved and make a difference. We’ll be releasing a new episode fortnightly, covering topics such as privatisation, food regulation, workers rights and campaigning for care workers, to name a few. You’ll find inspirational content to campaign for better work and a round up of how your actions can help our guests. Follow the podcast, share it with your friends and family, and join UNISON.

Government

RSS

All content for Behind The Service: A UNISON Insight into Local Government is the property of UNISON; The Public Service Union and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Government

https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode/35158962/35158962-1716473681361-75b5e1831072f.jpg

Could your council go bankrupt? with Alan Waters & Laura Webster #17

Behind The Service: A UNISON Insight into Local Government

43 minutes 4 seconds

1 year ago

Could your council go bankrupt? with Alan Waters & Laura Webster #17

14 years of austerity has hit local government services brutally, but have you ever wondered about the extent of the damage caused?

Between Alan Waters’ experience as Former Leader of Norwich City Council and Laura Webster’s time working with Woking as they faced a bankruptcy situation, this podcast episode exposes the harsh reality of local government funding.

Discover the impact of persistent cuts on your local services, and how the money moves behind the scenes, in episode 17 of the UNISON Local Government Podcast.

This episode of The UNISON Local Government Podcast covers:

The complexity of local government finance, and how councils have been squeezed by austerity measures
Laura’s experiences with Woking Council’s financial troubles from within
How many local government challenges trace back to central government mismanagement
What power we have to improve local government’s situation
How a decade of budget cuts has undermined local democracy and sustainability of public services

UNISON: https://www.unison.org.uk/

https://twitter.com/unisontheunion

https://www.facebook.com/unisontheunion

Alan Waters: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-waters-6a723734/

Laura Webster: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-webster-36b66a77/