25 | Working Class Conservatism and Glasgow‘s Cleansing Crisis with Cllr Thomas Kerr
08/30/21 • 56 min
Thomas Kerr is the Leader of the Conservative bloc of Glasgow city councillors. He is an east end boy, who has represented the Shettleston ward since 2017. Thomas and Jason chat all things Glasgow, including COP26, the cleansing crisis, day to day running of the council before moving onto national issues such as coronavirus recovery and the recent SNP-Green formal national coalition.
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Thomas Kerr is the Leader of the Conservative bloc of Glasgow city councillors. He is an east end boy, who has represented the Shettleston ward since 2017. Thomas and Jason chat all things Glasgow, including COP26, the cleansing crisis, day to day running of the council before moving onto national issues such as coronavirus recovery and the recent SNP-Green formal national coalition.
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Thomas Kerr @cllrtkerr
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