Can Pluralism Actually Work? | ep. 149

About this episode

Lena discusses the practical application of pluralism in British politics with Mayor Helen Goodwin and Deputy Mayor Tony Dyer.

This month, something happened in British politics that would normally sound completely impossible. A Labour mayor appointed a Green council leader as her deputy. Not after a coalition deal, or an election without a clear winner, or because somebody lost a bet, but because they decided they might be able to govern better together than apart. In this episode, Lena talks to West of England Mayor Helen Goodwin and her Deputy Mayor Tony Dyer about how pluralism is working for them in practice.&n...

People in this episode

Host: Lena

Guests: Helen Goodwin, Tony Dyer

Topics covered

• pluralism
• British politics
• coalition governance
• local government
• collaboration

Keywords

• pluralism
• British politics
• Labour
• Green
• governance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Labour, Green

Places: British, West of England

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