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Four ways to tackle poverty in an era of austerity

Despite the significant challenges facing councils, there are still a number of ways which local ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

The Groucho Marx challenge for public services

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

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

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 ...

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 Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Politicians must engage and empower communities

The contemporary political discourse about localism, decentralisation and economic growth all too often seemingly omits ...

Housing Regeneration

Meeting the housing needs of rural communities

For rural settlements to thrive there needs to be more than a grudging acceptance of ...

Communities

After the Twitterstorm…

Two recent examples in Sheffield show how social media can quickly mobilise and energise people’s ...

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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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Brisbane’s redevelopment: the perils of excluding residents

Brisbane’s inner city is one of only a few places in the world where there ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Book review: Taking Power Back

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