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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Carla Denyer

'Mayor model works for those who have the Mayor’s ear, but not for the rest'

I am going to say something that you might not expect to hear from the leader of a political party: no one political party has a monopoly on good ideas.

We’re accustomed to the idea that diversity in politics is a good idea in terms of the background of individuals, and I really strongly believe that.

In the UK the average age of a councillor is 59. The vast majority of them are white men.

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