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‘Financially resilient’ council driving forward ambitious growth

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is looking for someone with the skills to help it ...

Local Government Regeneration

Glasgow: Putting the pieces of an alternative economy together

ISSUE 539: JUNE 2016 *NEW START IN GLASGOW*

Economic Development Good Local Economics

Why self-employment can’t afford just to be about self

I’ve spent the last year working on a Co-operatives UK-led research project titled Not Alone ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics

A four month ‘window’ to promote community social action

Over the next four months there will be unprecedented political activity and manoeuvres. This provides ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Housing Local Government Regeneration

SURVEY: Can councils and residents work together to achieve lasting change in communities?

New Start is partnering with Local Trust to explore how residents and local authorities can ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Is government a social enterprise?

We elect a government to represent our collective interests and on our behalf, collect our ...

Communities Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Do you have a dream?

You might find this controversial, but Jeremy Corbyn’s recent election victory reminds me of Martin ...

Communities Good Local Economics Housing Local Government Regeneration

Extending Right to Buy could kill community-led housing

Changes affecting the wider housing sector also affect community-led housing providers; loss of properties through ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

What’s the big difference about Big Local?

I recently chaired a roundtable discussion about enabling residents to transform their communities for the ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Solving the skills mismatch

We are facing a huge challenge to keep pace with skills requirements of rapidly developing ...