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21 st Century Councillor South East Region 'Enhancing Local Democracy' 21 st Century Councillor Workshop July 16 th 2010 Bridget Harris

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These were the slides accompanying a workshop with officers and members from the South East Region at their 'Enhancing Local Democracy' Conference, July 16th 2010.

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21st Century Councillor

South East Region'Enhancing Local Democracy'21st Century Councillor Workshop

July 16th 2010 Bridget Harris

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About21st Century Councillor Programme

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manifesto for a modern local politics

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levers of influence.. not power

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From town hall...

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...to cabinet member for your ward.

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Workshop questions:

1. what are the most important aspects and pitfalls to the role of councillor?

2. What should councillors be doing in the new political and fiscal realities?

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1. what are the most important aspects and pitfalls to the role of councillor?

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perception /1

people know what they

want

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perception /2

Politicians do what people

want

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perception /3

The bureaucracy is

neutral

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perception /4

Solutions are obvious and

achievable

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ALL NEW AND IMPROVED

FORMULA FOR 2010

Lose touch Lose touch with friends with friends

and influence and influence too many people!too many people!

exhaustion exhaustion guaranteedguaranteed

The views expressed on this soap box will not necessarily always be those

of the individual or organisation concerned. Views may change at any

time according to hindsight and the fiscal outlook.

BECOME APOLITICIAN!

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Run the council

SCRUTINISE THE COUNCIL

Champion your residents

Raise local grants

Empower people

Talk to people

Introduce exciting policies

Recruit volunteers

Challenge doubters

Manage crises

Listen to peopleLead on the design of your local future

Community

leadership Contest the political

space

Inspire officers

Key role of elected members..

prioritise Manage partnerships

change taxes

Be available to publicchange spending

Talk to national government

Help people

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Sit in long meetings

Wonder why you're there

Feel stressed

Get bogged down in detail

Read too much, too often or too little

Manage failure

Defend the status quo

Assume there are only three options

Focus on internal structures

Get detached from your 'politics'

Lose touch with residents

Lose perspective

Fight with people

Be criticised

Memorise the corporate plan

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3 key aspects to role councillors must fulfil

3 most common pitfalls ?role of elected members

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2. What should councillors be doing in the new political and fiscal realities?

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Public spending in local government has

increased by over 40% in last 10 years

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'new public sector' innovation

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third sectorparticipation

Funding for sector totalled £9.2 billion in

2003/4

Over 22 million people are participating in a voluntary group (Home Office figures

2001)

“mutualism”

“big society”

“community politics”

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There are around 694,000 public sector jobs in the South East region*

*according to localfutures.com geography of public sector cuts

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Projected cuts in public sector jobs would equate to a 2.2% overall reduction in employment base in S.E.*

*according to localfutures.com geography of public sector cuts

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What are 3 things councillors are best placed to do, in response to spending cuts?

?Facing new realities

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director of politics and partnerships

[email protected]

co-ordinator of programme

[email protected]

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