Good Local Economics

Karen Leach reveals what proposals from local enterprise partnerships in the west midlands tell us about their priorities

Community-scale economic power, local production and resource management are central concepts in sustainable development. Ignoring these leaves the country lacking in economic diversity, locally impoverished, unimaginative and vulnerable to global economic change.

A network that supports more than 100 Street Angel and night time economy projects across the UK is encouraging people to #Do1NiceThing as part of its Love Your Streets campaign for 2012. The campaign is being launched to tie in with Valentines Day.