The LGA Podcast
We are the national voice of local government, working with councils to support, promote and improve local government. This podcast provides you with an insight into the key issues that are facing communities in England and Wales and what councils are doing to overcome them.
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- Update frequency
- every 35 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 27
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Forget what you think you know...about the vaccine roll out
This is the third in the series of our Forget What You Think You Know series.
In this episode, Birmingham City Councillor, Paulette Hamilton is joined by Jim McManus, Director of Public Health at Hert…
00:43:14 |
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Nudges for Social Good: Ep 4 (North East Lincolnshire)
In this episode, Claire Thompson, Community Insights and Marketing Manager at North East Lincolnshire Council, discusses the process of delivering their LGA project aimed at improving cancer screenin…
00:36:17 |
Mon 22 Feb 2021
Homelessness and the pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound effects on our communities. In the UK alone, tens of thousands have tragically passed away as a result of the virus. Restrictions on our daily lives have been i…
00:38:29 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020
Forget What You Think You Know... About Council Housing
This is the first in the series of our Forget What You Think You Know podcast.
In this episode, Ben Murray visits Norwich to find out about their award winning council housing scheme, Goldsmith Street…
00:35:33 |
Tue 06 Oct 2020
Nudges for Social Good: 3 (Hertfordshire)
Jim McManus, Director of Public Health and Michelle Constable, Head of the Behaviour Change Unit, talk about a project aimed at getting council staff moving - quite literally. Calorie labelling the s…
00:36:54 |
Tue 25 Feb 2020
Nudges for Social Good: 2 (Liverpool)
Liverpool City Council was one of the first councils to trial an innovation project under the LGA Behavioural Insights Programme. In the podcast, Sue Cummings, Head of Behavioural Insights and Change…
00:27:31 |
Tue 25 Feb 2020
Nudges for Social Good: 1 (Barking and Dagenham)
In the inaugural episode, Tim Pearse, Behavioural Science Lead at Barking and Dagenham, shares his insights about an LGA project aimed at helping more domestic abuse victims access support in Kent, a…
00:31:21 |
Mon 24 Feb 2020
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