The LGA Podcast
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- Update frequency
- every 35 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 27
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 18 Merton Council – reducing vehicle idling
Miar Crutchley and Jason Andrews of Merton Council join Rhian Gladman to share the work they have been doing to improve air quality for Merton residents. They discuss how they managed to reduce vehic…
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 17 Newham Council – encouraging debt arrears payment and supporting residents
Katie Brunger of Newham Council joins Rhian Gladman to discuss how targeted support was used to encourage Newham residents to make payments to tackle their debt arrears and how behavioural insights t…
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 16 Wirral Council – COVID-19 community champions
Nicola Jones and Rory McGill from Wirral Council join Rhian to talk about how their 'Community Champions' programme was used to encourage adherence to restrictions during the height of the COVID-19 p…
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 15 Cheshire East Council: improving men's mental health
Content warning: this episode contains content that some people may find upsetting; in particular, references to mental health and suicide.
In this episode, Rhian Gladman is joined by Katy Ellison a…
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 14 (north east London councils)
Rhian Gladman is joined by Vickie Rowland, former public health practitioner at the London Borough of Havering, and Stéphanie Renucci, managing director and founder of insight and innovation agency U…
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 13 (Doncaster Council)
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 12 (Rossendale Leisure Trust)
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 11 (City of Wolverhampton Council)
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 10 (Sandwell Council)
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 9 (Barking and Dagenham Council)
Local Action For Our Environment: Engaging diverse audiences on climate change
Councils often have diverse local populations. But those who engage with council activities and with climate change often do not represent that full diversity.
In the last episode of this series, our …
Local Action For Our Environment: Public engagement challenges – collaboration
This episode will look at how the public can be involved in decision making on climate change, how councils can work with their residents and communities and discuss how to engage communities through…
Local Action For Our Environment: Public engagement challenges – inform and educate
The Climate Change Committee said that the public needs access to trusted information about the decisions being made in the transition to net zero, the reasoning behind and impact of these decisions,…
Local Action For Our Environment: Public engagement strategy and net zero
The Climate Change Committee called for a public engagement strategy on net zero which includes involving people in decision-making and providing trusted information.
This episode considers three diff…
Local Action For Our Environment: The climate crisis
This first episode provides a foundation to inform senior council managers and councillors of the need to act and address the climate emergency. Our speakers discuss two main questions:
- Why should loc…
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 8 (New Forest District Council)
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 7 (North Yorkshire County Council)
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 6 (Knowsley Council)
Forget What You Think You Know... About Councils and Local Elections
In this episode, Esther Barrott, a graduate on the National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP), takes us on a journey to find out more about councils and the workings behind them. Esther looks at …
