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The Groucho Marx challenge for public services

People value quality relationships; they want them to be a core part of public services; ...

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Political parties, listen up! We need a new local economics

Over the years, I have been to dozens of party conferences across all the political ...

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Is government a social enterprise?

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

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Tomorrow’s homes today

Over the last almost 60 years the way people live has changed, the technology we ...

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Book review: Taking Power Back

We live in turbulent times. Post financial crash, we have had a prolonged depression and ...

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How to upcycle your neighbourhood

In Cleveland, Ohio more than a third of people live below the poverty line. Lee ...

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Do you have a dream?

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

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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 ...

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What’s the difference between John Bird and Camila Batmanghelidjh?

Batmanghelidjh’s determination to put her services users first was laudable and in no way atypical ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Local areas should embrace English devolution – but on their own terms

Government has made an offer, and I believe local authority political leaders should positively embrace ...