Show 392. Alan Rhodes

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🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Alan Rhodes

A few weeks ago Reform took control of Nottinghamshire County Council on a landslide.

How did this happen and why didn't Nottinghamshire vote Labour instead?

Alan Rhodes has been a Labour councillor in Nottinghamshire for nearly 40 years.

He understands the shifting politics of the county and the country.

This is a fantastic analysis of what's happening at a local and national level.

It's also a brilliant insight into local government with a dedicated public servant.

Enjoy!

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by The Economist.
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0:44.6	Music the world around you. Hello and welcome to the political party.
0:46.8	Today's guest is Alan Rhodes.
0:48.5	Now, Alan is a local councillor up in Bassett Law in North Nottinghamshire, but he was
0:53.6	the last Labour leader of Nottinghamshire County Council.
0:56.8	He led the council from 2013 to 2017, and Nottinghamshire is one of those councils that voted reform a couple of weeks ago in the local elections.
1:04.0	And obviously, I'm from Nottingham.
1:06.0	So I've known Alan a long time.
1:08.6	I know him back in my Labour Party days.
1:11.0	And he is really just a phenomenal example of such a great local politician,
1:18.6	someone who's absolutely committed to his community over a prolonged period of time.
1:22.2	And we talk about the length of his service and what attracted him to local government.
1:25.7	But also I just wanted to understand what was happening in Nottinghamshire specifically, because
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