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Riots: what role trust, sense of place, belonging?

Nobody predicted the August riots across the UK. Many thinkers and commentators, myself and colleagues at the new economics foundation included, have been warning of the risks posed to society by unemployment and poor quality jobs, the disenfranchisement of youth, public sector spending cuts, and growing anger against the elites. But no-one predicted that it would bubble over and express itself in the form of looting, burning and rioting across England’s cities.

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A Little Patch of Ground

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Dispatches from the frontline

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Portland: lessons in localism

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Tough on rioters, tough on the causes of riots?

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Community-owned or merely ‘based’ in the community?

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Young people are a powerful force for good

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Tackling discrimination must be at the heart of debate on ageing

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The value of joined up working

Simon Hobbs and Alan Hatton-Yeo examine how joined-up working can tackle some of the challenges presented by the UK’s ageing population

Challenging times necessitate innovative solutions and the pressure is on to get better outcomes from less resources. Yet most of the really challenging issues require systemic change to occur, they do not fall in the remit of any one organisation. So how can we gain traction to move forward?