In the last episode of the podcast, we talked to Sir Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council during a quarter of a century of policy and democratic reform.
Richard was part of a double act. For most of the time he was leader, Sir Howard Bernstein was the Chief Executive.
Howard sadly died in the summer of last year. To understand his contribution to the Manchester story, and how he worked with Richard, I turned to my brother.
Geoff Little worked with Howard for nearly three decades.
In the podcast you will hear Geoff refer to the Memorial website and the many tributes to the man and his work. If you are in any doubt about Howard’s capabilities, renowned Manchester born economist Jim O’Neill, Baron O'Neill of Gatley, recently described Howard as the most important civil servant of his generation.
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