WHAT MAKES COUNCILLORS SO SPECIAL?
Every neighbourhood and community may have lots of ‘local leaders’ at any one time. Many of them would never have thought they would […]
Insight: citizens
ROUND UP ‘THE USUAL SUSPECTS’
Casablanca, December 1941: a plane, in black and white, crosses the misty tarmac of an airfield in Vichy French Morocco. It’s […]
WHO ARE THE LOCAL LEADERS?
Anyone who makes things happen for the benefit of the local area and its residents and who uses local resources (people, communities, […]
FUTURE COUNCILLORS
Local councils are changing; Birmingham’s Council is changing faster than most; and councillors – as local leaders have a key part to […]
WHY A ‘CITIZENS’ COUNCIL’?
Modern local government came about in industrial cities and urban boroughs during the 19th century because citizens demanded it. Birmingham and Manchester […]
Citizen’s Council
Local councils came about because citizens set them up. Although a lot of what councils do is decided by Parliament, their prime […]
Introduction
The job of councillors is to make sure the direction taken by the City Council reflects the reality – both opportunities and […]