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Mass collaboration has come of age

Ed Miliband’s ringing endorsement of the local government innovation task force this week has capped a slew of commitments and half promises from all parties in recent days to move power outwards and downwards, from Whitehall to town hall, over the course of the next parliament. For this week, let’s hope not for this week only, local is the new black.

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Ideas for change: 8 steps to a new economy

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The places building a new economy

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The hard work towards local power starts now

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Twelve takeaways from Regen 2014

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Local economic experimentation is gathering pace

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Community financing Bournemouth’s future

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From co-ops to culture: How community-led regeneration has changed Dalston

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Stephen Hewitt obituary: A rebel with a cause

Stephen Hewitt: He was ‘universally admired for his straightforwardness and integrity’. Photo: Mike Starr

When I started writing for New Start in 2005 my column was about the biggest Single Regeneration Budget scheme and neighbourhood management pilot in the south west of England. For three years I exposed the inner workings and idiosyncrasies of Hartcliffe and Withywood Community Partnership (HWCP) in Bristol and any reader will have noticed how much everything revolved around ‘the boss’.

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Macro growth must be blended with micro growth

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New £30m fund to finance the social sector

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Ideas for change: Community-led self-help housing

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Power to the people: evidencing true social value

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Can councils build their way out of the housing crisis?

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A localised approach to the living wage

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How to get maximum social value from procurement