Councillors In Crisis: The Public And Private Worlds Of Local Councillors (public Policy And Politics)

Jacqueline Barron, Gerald Crawley, Tony Wood. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 214-222. Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-25 Front Matter....Pages 27-27 Local Politicians: Ambition or Drift?....Pages 29-54 Can Local Politicians Cope?....Pages 55-83 Front Matter....Pages 85-85 Family Life as Work....Pages 87-107 Family Life, Social Life, and Leisure....Pages 108-129 Counting the Costs....Pages 130-152 Front Matter....Pages 153-153 Political Styles....Pages 155-186 Conclusion: What Can be Done?....Pages 187-210 Back Matter....Pages 211-227 An exploration of the link between the public and private worlds of local politicians using material from hundreds of hours of confidential interviews with political activists and their partners. The book concerns itself with the individual at the centre of this crisis - the councillor.