Alex Thomson speaking on BBC Radio Stoke
Author: Localis |
Localis’ chief executive, Alex Thomson, appeared on the breakfast show of BBC Radio Stoke on Monday of this week (15/12/2014).
Along with Cllr Mohammed Pervez, leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, he responded to the cuts to local government budgets that have occurred this parliament and the possibility of further cuts in the next. Alex said ?unfortunately there’s no real reason to believe that local government isn’t going to face further cuts after the election whoever wins?.
Alex also talked about:
? The reconfigured relationship between the state and citizen
? Some councils’ entrepreneurial responses to austerity
? The possibilities and difficulties of raising council tax
Listen back to the interview in full here. The feature begins at 2:25:30 and Alex is introduced at 2:26:30.