Good governance requires trustworthy conduct from those elected, and trustworthy conduct among those who advise and serve them. English local government has its problems, but overall, its record of trustworthy governance is a good one. In January this year, I was asked to lead a seminar for the Committee on Standards in Public Life about how local government goes about building trust and confidence in its actions. The committee approached me because Lewisham had, together with several other councils, been involved in a research project on 'trust' with the think-tank Demos.
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