Episode 7: Conservative anarchism and social movements

The Practical Democracy Podcast featuring Simon Parker

Simon Parker is the Corporate Director of Strategy at the London Borough of Redbridge Council, and something of a local government expert. His current job is the latest posting of a colourful and varied career in and around local governance, which has included positions as a journalist, director of the New Local Government Network, and a fellow at the Institute for Government.

Simon discusses self-organisation and the future of government', and what his vision for the future of local governance might look like. There's also some 90s nostalgia and even a bit of singing thrown in.

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February 27, 2026

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