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# Talking Drupal #335 - LocalGov
Today we are talking about LocalGov Drupal.

[www.talkingDrupal.com/335](https://www.talkingDrupal.com/335)

## Topics
- LocalGov description
- What a council is and how LocalGov helps
- Who it's for
- Publicly owned asset
- How distributions reduce cost
- Layout Builder vs Paragraphs
- Headless / Decoupled
- Central gov.uk design system
- Drupal version
- Updating
- Roadmap
- How to help

## Resources
- LocalGov Drupal
    - [Main site](https://localgovdrupal.org)
    - [Demo site, based off default install](https://demo.localgovdrupal.org)
    - [Documentation site](https://docs.localgovdrupal.org)
    - [Drupal project](https://www.drupal.org/project/localgov)
    - [Github home](https://github.com/localgovdrupal/localgov)
- Drupalcon talks
    - Mark Conroy
        - [Theming Like a Pro - DrupalCon Europe 2021](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaGwSoabiqM )
    - Drupal Distributions - common challenges and solutions (Panel)
    - Why UK councils chose LocalGov Drupal (and didn't) | DrupalCon
    - Theming for Distributions: Sub-theming Like a Pro | DrupalCon
    - Distributed governance in a distribution for local government | DrupalCon
- Sociocracy explainer
    - [A very brief introduction to sociocracy | by Harri Kaloudis | Medium Sociocracy. The Operating System Of The New Economy ](https://www.sociocracyforall.org)
    - Mark’s twitch stream on decoupled gatsby work
        - [Decoupled LGD](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lciqiXpklk)
        - [Mark’s YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHReUK-gg4zWw5w2_rifcJw/videos)
- Council sites
    - [Westminster](https://www.westminster.gov.uk)
    - [Croydon](https://www.croydon.gov.uk)
    - [Lambeth](https://beta.lambeth.gov.uk)
    - [Cumbria](https://new.cumbria.gov.uk/births-deaths-marriages-and-ceremonies)
    - [Bracknell Forest](https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk)
- Gov.uk Design system
    - [Step by step component](https://design-system.service.gov.uk/patterns/step-by-step-navigation/)
- [Slack channel](https://localgovdrupal.slack.com) (needs invite)
- [Meetings and Public Google calendar](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=dnkea9ec90vrkdnrmlo1ng3dik@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Europe/London&pli=1)
    - (Or feel free to contact Will or Finn for invites)
[Admiral two ships sci fi reference?](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/BattlestarGalactica2003S02E12ResurrectionShipPart2)


## Guests
Will Callaghan - [localgovdrupal.org](https://localgovdrupal.org) [@willguv](https://twitter.com/willguv)
Finn Lewis  - [agile.coop](https://agile.coop )  [@finnlewis](https://twitter.com/finnlewis)
Mark Conroy - [annertech.com](https://annertech.com) [@markconroy](https://twitter.com/markconroy)

## Hosts
Nic Laflin - [www.nLighteneddevelopment.com](https://www.nLighteneddevelopment.com) [@nicxvan](https://twitter.com/nicxvan)
John Picozzi - [www.epam.com](https://www.epam.com) [@johnpicozzi](https://twitter.com/johnpicozzi)
Abby Bowman - [www.linkedin.com/in/arbowman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arbowman) [@abowmanr](https://twitter.com/abowmanr)
