A Council for Everyone: Making Local Democracy More Inclusive

About this episode

The episode explores how Whitney Town Council fosters inclusive governance and engages the community, featuring insights from the youngest Mayor of Whitney Town Council, Andy Bailey.

What makes a local council truly effective? Join us as we uncover the secrets of inclusive governance with Andy Bailey, the trailblazing youngest Mayor of Whitney Town Council. Discover how Whitney Town Council, one of the UK's largest, embraces diversity and innovative community engagement. Andy shares the council’s cutting-edge strategies, including the empowering youth council and initiatives inspired during the COVID-19 pandemic, that are encouraging the next generation to take the helm a...

People in this episode

Guest: Andy Bailey

Topics covered

• local democracy
• inclusive governance
• community engagement
• youth involvement

Keywords

• diversity
• COVID-19 initiatives
• youth council

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Places: UK

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