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Surviving, not thriving: feeling the Big Squeeze

Not only have many essential community services and organisations already been lost through four consecutive ...

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Big is not always beautiful

Of course for government big is always beautiful. The same I suspect is true of ...

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Musical beds

Of all the agencies working to combat worklessness and other social ills, housing associations already ...

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Indy Johar: reinventing the corner shop

Indy Johar is co-founder of architectural practice 00:/. Through the launch of projects including the ...

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The big sobriety

If we tap into the assets of communities we can make an impact in ways ...

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Can the Big Society cut it in an age of austerity?

There is fairly widespread confirmation of the fear that the new austerity measures will make ...

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Stripping away the spin about Big Society Capital

Perhaps spending £400m on building the market for social investment is a good idea. But ...

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Who needs competitors with friends like these

It’s not a faith issue at all, but one of the double standards across the ...

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No green shoots, but there’s life at the grassroots

We're not claiming a community allotment or a gated alleyway planted with hanging baskets can ...

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Cheltenham Connect

Cheltenham Connect is a community initiative that has, through a whirlwind of activity, revived community ...