Just hours after Birmingham City Council announced it was issuing a Section 114 notice – having already frozen non-essential spending earlier in the summer – at least one academic was speculating that the authority, our largest council could be broken up.
By Claire Thrower is Communication & Engagement Manager at London Borough of Sutton Council and a 2023 LGcomms Future Leader
As local government comms professionals, we wear many hats.
In a world dominated by digital, how can traditional, paper-based communications have impact and have value?
By Rosie Heaton, Senior Media Officer, Customer Transformation, Wigan Council Back in 2003, Wigan Council published its very first residents’ magazine, Borough Life. With a population of 323,000 residents, it …
By Andrew Hadfield-Ames, former LGcomms National Secretary
Change is never easy and after the most recent Local Elections in May, there will have been dozens of councils that have changed political control across England, with many others no longer having a single majority party.
Hayley Cook, Marketing and Communications Manager for Portsmouth City Council and NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB), shares her reflections on working in an integrated communications …
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One of the best, but scary, things for me about applying for the LGComms Future Leaders course was the prospect of having my very own allocated mentor for a whole year. I recall joining a leadership conversation years ago where there was discussion about the need to have a mentor in order to succeed.
The first mistake people make in telling truth to power is in assuming that power is interested in hearing it.
Most powerful people who are on the brink of doing something unwise will know.
They’ll be looking for the opposite – reassurance that despite the risk of untoward outcomes, they’re doing the right thing.
May’s local elections saw may councils up and down the country change political control. Changes of administration present challenges and opportunities for council communicators, many of whom will be working with completely new political leaderships drawn from different political parties. In this free webinar for LGcomms members, held in partnership with the Local Government Association, senior communicators will refelect on their own experiences of working in authorities which have changed control and offer advice on building effective working relationships with new administrations.
Confirmed speakers include: Eddie Coates-Madden (Head of Communications and Marketing, York City Council), Michael Hann (Strategic Communications Manager, Huntingdonshire District Council), Nicky Old (Director of Communications, LGA)