Finance

Communities Finance Good Local Economics

Lessons from Holland: Helping citizens with debt management pays off

As household’s struggle with rising levels of debt, should local government step in to help? Clare Cummings reports on a scheme in Holland in which state support for debt management is paying off.

Researchers in Utrecht have been exploring the financial benefits of providing public services for debt management. Unlike the UK where public funding for advice services is being dramatically cut, local governments in the Netherlands provide a range of debt support services and initiatives for citizens.

Communities Finance Good Local Economics Housing Local Government

Roads or housing? Which is your priority?

Communities Economic Development Finance Local Government

10 Ideas for Change: Local growth and resilience

Communities Finance Good Local Economics Regeneration

Making community economic development mainstream

Communities Finance Good Local Economics Regeneration

Nurturing strong communities, the ABCD way

Communities Finance Good Local Economics Regeneration

A new framework for local involvement

Communities Finance Good Local Economics

The growth of enterprising community libraries

Communities Finance Good Local Economics

Big Society is dead, let community collectivism flourish

Communities Finance

Community-run libraries – past, present, and future

There is a little room over the south porch of St Wulfram’s church in Grantham in Lincolnshire, where England’s first public library was founded in 1598. Books in those days were immensely expensive, and each book was secured to the shelves by strong iron links.