diversity - first magazine for councillors

Diverse by design

A social care workforce that reflects our communities will serve them better.

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Positive role models

One of the things that surprised me the most after I became a councillor was being spoken about as a ‘community leader’.

Pride in place

by The Editorial Team

Councils are marking February’s LGBT+ History Month.

Cllr Karl Love out campaigning for election on the Isle of Wight.

Councillor Karl Love (Ind) is Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health at Isle of Wight Council and a contributor to ‘Out on an island’, book and podcast recording the oral histories of local LGBTQ+ folk.

Simon Bound and Grace Collins doing a presentation about pride

Pride in leadership

by The Editorial Team

The LGA provides a unique learning and support event for LGBTQ+ councillors.

Focus on leadership

by The Editorial Team

The LGA provides unique learning and networking opportunities for BAME members

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Proud to be

by The Editorial Team

Councils around the UK are marking Black History Month by engaging with staff and holding events and exhibitions.

The costs of inequality

by Councillor Sonia Winifred

Witnessing the distressing scenes of George Floyd’s death as a white police officer knelt on his neck as he gasped for air was beyond belief.

Communities at risk

by Councillor James Jamieson

COVID-19 has replicated, exposed and increased health inequalities affecting ethnic minorities.

Statues and straw men

by Councillor Nick Forbes CBE

Black Lives Matter protests, sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor in the USA, have brought the issue of systemic racism to the forefront of …