Episode 20

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29th Jan 2025

Building a Career - Cambridge City Council

Retaining talent is one of the big challenges facing Councils, so we asked Ben to describe how he’s built and sustained a career in public sector housing delivery, from his early years in education and then as a sustainability consultant, through to helping Cambridge deliver its thousandth home.

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1.5m New Homes
Asking what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built
Each month at 1.5M New Homes, journalist and consultant Toby Fox will be visiting a different council in England to ask what works and what doesn’t in getting new homes built. He'll also be asking what it takes to build a career in public sector housing delivery.

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Drew Toynbee

Drew is a freelance content creator from the UK, creating audio and video content for audiobooks, podcasts, social media and documentaries for sectors from Weddings to the Space Industry.

When he's not working, you can find him spending time with his family and pets, doing DIY, watching movies, playing Dungeons & Dragons or videogames, or dabbling in a bit of music.

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