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Changing banking for the good of communities

Publication of the parliamentary commission on banking standards’ report ‘Changing Banking for Good’ in June resulted in some sensational headlines. These included ‘Jail rogue bankers’, ‘MPs told to split RBS in two’ and ‘Bankers should face threat of jail and loss of bonuses’.

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Flexibility or insecurity? The rise of the zero hours contract

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Who’s taking up the new Community Rights?

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CLES Summit 2013: Time for a ‘coalition of belligerents’

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Libraries as ‘public living rooms’

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Scottish forestry still in hands of an elite

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What’s the place-based social value of rural social enterprise?

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The key to localism is to inspire the ladies in green quilted jackets

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Dogonomics: Can our four-pawed friends be good for local economies?

Dog ownership has steadily risen since the mid sixties. There are currently 8.5 million dogs in the UK with one in four households counting a pooch as part of the family.