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Forget What You Think You Know... by Local Government Association

Jun 15, 202136:53Government & Organizations

In this episode, Esther Barrott, a graduate on the National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP), takes us on a journey to find out more about councils and the workings behind them. Esther looks at the general perceptio...

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