Tim’s interests are in the Local Government sector and Policy. He is a serving councillor and cabinet member, having held portfolios in Corporate Services, Development and Children, Young People and Families. Tim is also a Local Government Association peer with interest in Improvement and Innovation and lead member on Data and Transparency in Local Government.
Tim’s Doctoral Research is Local Leadership in times of Austerity, examining the constraints on local government leadership caused by spending reductions and the Coalition legislative agenda and the strategies used in operating within that environment and forming an effective policy narrative around Austerity.