What does it take to lead a city you weren't born in, and fall so deeply in love with it that you spend 25 years in public service fighting for it?
In this episode of North of Ordinary, host Tina Swann sits down with Councillor Mike Ross, Leader of Hull City Council, for a candid and wide-ranging conversation about where Hull is, where it's heading, and what it will take to get there.
Covering everything from the city's maritime heritage to Hull City's return to the Premier League, from the Hull and East Yorkshire devolution deal to what he'd say to the Prime Minister if given ten minutes, Mike lays out a vision for a city that is done being overlooked.
In this episode, they cover Mike's 25-year journey from Sussex to Hull University student to council leader, Hull's strengths in offshore wind, logistics, maritime heritage and sport, why the business community here is genuinely different, the role of social media in modern politics, the Hull and East Yorkshire devolution deal, what Hull City's Premier League return means for the city beyond football, and why Hull being named one of National Geographic's top 25 places to visit in the world is just the start.
North of Ordinary is C4DI's podcast, shining a light on ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the Hull and Humber region.
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