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Jonathan Carr-West

Jonathan Carr-West

Dr Jonathan Carr-West is chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU)

Articles by Jonathan Carr-West

Election fever

By Jonathan Carr-West | 14 March 2023

For the first time polling station staff will be faced with having to turn people away and not le...

Real talk

By Jonathan Carr-West | 15 February 2023

With the rise of AI filtering through to all areas of society, Dr Jonathan Carr-West looks at its...

The political campaign starts now

By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 January 2023

The looming General Election means we’re unlikely to see radical progress in social care, local g...

Think global, act local on climate change

By Jonathan Carr-West | 16 November 2022

As the UK’s COP presidency draws to a close, Dr Jonathan Carr-West claims there is too much focus...

Local response to crisis offers some hope

By Jonathan Carr-West | 26 October 2022

Dr Jonathan Carr-West says financially vulnerable councils are providing heroic levels of support...

Big ideas, but little substance

By Jonathan Carr-West | 10 October 2022

As he returns from the party conference season, Dr Jonathan Carr-West says without consistency we...

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – our country's greatest public servant

By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 September 2022

Dr Jonathan Carr-West says Her Majesty the Queen understood the value of places and embodied ever...

Getting the measure of wellbeing

By Jonathan Carr-West | 06 September 2022

Now we are looking at another crisis, we need wellbeing more than ever, but can we retain a focus...

Avoiding the edge

By Jonathan Carr-West | 28 June 2022

As the sector gathers this week for the LGA conference, Dr Jonathan Carr-West says it’s time to s...

Shifting local elections to the spotlight

By Jonathan Carr-West | 09 May 2022

Dr Jonathan Carr-West says local elections represent a chance for people to express their views a...