Ruli Pennington - Talking Local Government podcast producer @CLGdotPOD executive producer @CLGdotTV. Passionate about better public services, devolution, chess, malt whisky, women's football.
@UnruliPThe Local Government Association is setting out to attract more women to be Councillors in its 'Be a Councillor' campaign this autumn.
Watch Lauren Lucas (above) filmed just over a year ago talking to us about barriers to women entering local government as revealed in her LGiU research supported by the Fawcett Society
Watch Fiona Colley sixteen years in local government (LB Southwark) eight years in oposition and eight years in power, talking about her experience of being a Councillor.
CLGdotTV is a campaigning Channel and we will be campaigning this autumn to encourage more women to take part in local politics. Watch this space.