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Podcast: Radical Reformers podcast
Episode: The Work We Need with Hilary Cottam
Description: In the latest episode of Radical Reformers, I am joined by renowned public service innovator and author, Hilary Cottam.
Hilary has just published her hotly anticipated follow up to Radical Help, entitled “The Work We Need”. It is an inspiring read and I get the opportunity to delve into the main themes with Hilary.
Hilary highlights the increasing challenge of economic inactivity and unfulfilling jobs and discusses the importance of “place” and the social fabric created by local institutions great and small, formal and informal. We discuss the critical role central government, Mayoral Combined Authorities and councils have in “tilting the playin...