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The value of scale, the power of small

So as we look forward to a new era of corporate social responsibility, of social ...

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The People’s Budget – an antidote to meaningless consultation

Participatory Budgeting is a fantastic antidote to the constant trickle of consultation over policy matters ...

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We need to talk about conflict

We need to get better at recognising, naming and dealing with tension, especially over the ...

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Shapps’ fiddling won’t solve the real crisis

Just where are these areas of underemployment and high council house numbers that people can ...

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Crunch time

Timebanking has gained traction and won many plaudits in the last decade. But can it ...

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Values and behaviours

Policy on its own will not change the world. It is not sufficient, and perhaps ...

Communities Good Local Economics

We need the Future Jobs Fund back

Our young people need jobs, not an expensive two week residential programme like the National ...

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Highly commended

Each year staff at the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) nominate projects and initiatives ...

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Better connected

Matt Leach has become skeptical of government’s ability to make a real impact on a ...

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Network interference?

This week sees the inaugural meeting of the government-backed national network for local enterprise partnerships. ...