The brilliant local authority of the furture

John Tizard spoke at the Municipal Association of Victoria’s Future of Local Government Summit in Melbourne, Australia on 23rd May 2013. In his key note address on the ‘Brilliant Local Authority of the Future’ he spoke about the similarities between local government in the UK and in Australia; why the concept of government matters; and why effective value based political leadership is essential to provide leadership and stewardship of place. John’ speech can be found below.