Andrew Western

Each day this week I’ve written about a different element of the local government response to Covid-19. Whilst I’ve been able to cover some areas in detail, there are dozens more that I could have focused on reflecting the diverse nature of…

I had planned to spend this week looking at different policy areas and outlining some of the ways in which local government has had to respond to the Covid-19 crisis. Having written earlier this week about adult social care, children’s…

It became apparent very early on in the current crisis that a principle responsibility of local government during Covid would be ensuring those in our community needing help and support as a result of the outbreak received the assistance…

My first piece in this series on the local government response to Covid-19 set out some of the challenges we are facing in adult social care. One of the key areas that has not attracted as much attention has been children’s services, and…

The local government response to Covid has been wide-ranging and involved all elements of council services. In a series of five pieces this week, the Labour leader of Trafford Council, Cllr Andrew Western, will set out what the response has…

As recently as 2018, Trafford was known as one of the jewels in the Conservative crown. “Tory Trafford” was that rare beast: a Tory Met in the north of England. The local elections in 2018 and 2019 brought this Tory hegemony to an end. We…