Pizza & Politics: "Boom or Bust - the Future of Local Government Funding"

Join us for our May Pizza & Politics event - an informal social with the Lambeth Liberal Democrats. We'll eat together and discuss political matters, local and national. 

The theme of this social is "Boom or bust? The future of local government funding". It'll be a chance to chat about the challenges faced by local authorities, the ways in which councils are innovating their way out of crisis, and the trade-offs what we can expect under a new national government. 

We are really excited to welcome an external guest who will lead the discussion: Dale Roberts, Liberal Democrat Cabinet member for Economic Development and Finance on Woking Council. As of this year's local elections, Woking Council is the first Surrey Council not to have a single Conservative Councillor left: the Liberal Democrats now hold a so-called "super majority". However, when the Liberal Democrats took control of Woking Council in 2022 they inherited a bankrupt local authority. Dale will talk about how the Lib Dem Group is leading the Council out of bankruptcy against a very challenging funding backdrop.  

Food will be provided. A donation towards this is optional (for Lambeth members) but appreciated!