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Can alternative finance fund a more resilient local economics?

Alternative finance – crowdfunding, community shares and peer-to-peer lending – is increasingly playing a role ...

Communities

Community involvement is marginal in Britain, data shows

On average, 3% of British adults considered them to be active in some kind of ...

Economic Development Finance

The problem with foreign investment

As the Smith Institute’s latest booklet ‘Britain for sale? Perspectives on the costs and benefits ...

Economic Development

A social turn to the local economic growth agenda?

So the agenda is moving. That is good. But I hope the converts to social ...

Communities Finance Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Spending review: The voluntary sector needs to re-boot and re-launch

The same spirit of progressive social change; the energy of impassioned social action; and the ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Making sense of the business rates conundrum

George Osborne’s plans for business rates devolution have so far thrown up more questions than ...

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Tackling local poverty needs national system change

Local systems change is vitally important to tackling poverty. However, without a supportive national system ...

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Is it time to think again about how we build?

To make the step change in the number of homes that we need to build ...

Communities Economic Development Housing Local Government Regeneration

Back to the future?

Now that the state has decided not to provide homes at subsidised rent and to ...

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 ...