Toni Hall comments on key research carried out at the recent Local Government Association conference, and the call to action around the ageing workforce

‘Boring, stuffy, strict, old fashioned, and full of men in suits'. These aren't comments made by young people about their perceptions of local government. Instead, these were the most frequent answers by senior delegates at the recent Local Government Association (LGA) conference when we asked them to summarise – in just three words – what young people thought about a career in the sector.