This short motivational book is a local politician's story and vision for harnessing and driving creative change in neighbourhoods and communities. It will inspire non-executive and scrutiny councillors by its practical demonstration of how to make a difference from the back-benches of the Town Hall and be an effective leader in the local ward, despite increasing concentrations of power at the local executive level in the UK.
Councillor Ingleby draws from his own experiences and from further afield to demonstrate both the highly influential value of scrutiny and the powerful creativity and culture approach to achieving meaningful citizensÕ participation in local affairs.
"This book is an excellent counterblast to those who give in to pessimism as well as being a very useful work of reference with lots of practical ideas to inspire councillors and would be councillors."
Sir Steve Bullock, Executive Mayor, London Borough of Lewisham