15 (171) How does Sefton Council compare to others? What is life like as a Councillor?

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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