Mark Conrad 04 March 2024

'Culture of mistrust' found at Newham

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Newham LBC’s chief executive has vowed to tackle the ‘culture of mistrust’ among politicians and officers laid bare by a critical peer review.

A Local Government Association corporate peer challenge report published last week concluded mistrust at the east London borough had ‘manifested in some poor behaviours being evident, which is undermining the delivery of the council’s priorities’.

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Half a century in the chamber

Cllr Dr James Walsh was elected to Arun District Council in 1975. Here he tells LocalGov what he's learned about trust, transformation and keeping it local.
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