We’re going to let you into a little secret:::::: MPs have very little influence at the local level, and sometimes may even make things worse, but you need to understand them to engage with them.   The syndicate is largely neutral around politics, this is very much from experience at the local level where collectively we have found Councillors tend to act similar, regardless of party. This is even more apparent when your find out how common it is for Councillors to swap parties so that they can have some power.   That said, for largely ideological reasons Conservative MPs maybe the l ..read more

We’re going to let you into a little secret::::::How you talk to people matters more than anything. Now that you have found the mole within your organisation, you need to be careful how you interact with them to ensure they stay on your side.   Your mission if you chose to accept it, is to follow the engagement approach set out.     Here is our advice: -       Be nice to them at all times, they are your ally   -       Get hold of their email address and even after you’ve talked, send them a nice email with everything set out.   ..read more

We’re going to let you into a little secret::::::People tend to work in the public sector as they care about the community and the environment. Your next mission, if you choose to accept it is to go out there and find the right find the right people within the target organisation you have selected.    Don’t make the mistake of thinking that a public organisation doesn’t care about the Climate or Environment. If you are speaking to someone and get the impression that they don’t care, you are either asking the wrong person, miss communicating or most likely you’ve been too negative and ..read more

We’re going to let you into a little secret:::::: Public Bodies deliver a wide range of services, it can be a minefield working out which is the right one to engage with on a subject and you can ping pong between organsations. Often there can be more than one organisation responsible for a service, so it depends on your local democratic structure, plus a whole host of other things..   Your mission, if you choose to accept it is to go out and find out which organisation is in charge of the matter you would like to influence.   To give you a feel for the complexity of local government ..read more

We’ve been expecting you, if you’ve found this podcast you have accepted your mission to do whatever it takes to get the public sector to respond to the climate emergency. To protect the identity of the environmental public sector syndicate, or EPSS, this podcast is voiced by an actor, you can call me Ethan.  We are going to let you into a little secret::::::   Public Sector organisations are amazing, and at all levels are filled with thousands of wonderful people doing brilliant things on the environment. This podcast and the associated range of social media posts have been designed ..read more