This week, co-hosts Simone and Freya are discussing elections! They cover the aftermath of the English local elections, the campaign for equality in Ireland's upcoming local elections, and, of course, the big announcement of the UK general election on July 4th and what it means for local government. Joining them to get into all the details is LGIU's resident election expert, Dr Greg Stride.

In the news segment, the stories include eco-friendly travel tourism cards, wind phones and advertisement-free metro stations.

Some upcoming topics to look out for on the LGIU website include ethical procurement and how AI can improve regulatory duties.

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• ⁠Social media essentials
• ⁠Nominate a Cllr for Cllr Awards 2024

Show notes:

• Be sure to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠subscribe to our weekly Global Local newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join our international community of local government professionals and local democracy advocates.
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠International local government news 22.05.24
• First 100 days to save local government: General Election 2024
• Why we get the wrong politicians by Isabel Hardman

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