Radical Reformers ep.42: Jessica Studdert

Radical Reformers podcast · Dec 16, 2022 · 54m

This episode is with Jessica Studdert, the Deputy Chief Executive of New Local, in my view the preeminent local government think tank. I’ve really been looking forward to this one. We cover a huge range of issues including: the relationship between central and local government and how that changed over Covid and what’s happening right now – was that a catalyst moment or is it back to business as usual? We discuss what local growth means and how important it is not just to devolve key areas such as skills to local areas but to also to ensure the right package of powers are devolved so things…