Good Local Economics

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 collaborate to achieve lasting change in communities. In a climate of widespread reductions to funding for public services, what are the benefits and challenges of collaboration?

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A persuasive vision of a future economy

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Four ways to tackle poverty in an era of austerity

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The Groucho Marx challenge for public services

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

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Is government a social enterprise?

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Politicians must engage and empower communities

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Brisbane’s redevelopment: the perils of excluding residents

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Book review: Taking Power Back

We live in turbulent times. Post financial crash, we have had a prolonged depression and live through a seemingly endless period of austerity. In local government there are unprecedented cuts to local services. Coupled to welfare reform, we have growing social need and rising demand. Local authorities are under the cosh, pedalling hard with an ever diminishing and denuding set of local services. For those of us who believe in local government, these are cursed times.

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Do you have a dream?

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Housing – a multidimensional crisis

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Extending Right to Buy could kill community-led housing

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Marks out of Tenancy

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

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

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Gauging the true costs of affordable housing