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Decentralisation won’t bring power to the people

All of this could mean that the transference of power away from institutions of local ...

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Is it the fiddler really a rogue?

CSR and social enterprise are destined to marry and, in time, it will become an ...

Communities Good Local Economics

Book review: Lessons for the Big Society

This book did validate and reference a view that I had evolved in my working ...

Communities Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

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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A People’s Budget: why not just do it?

So participatory budgeting can be an important step in the quest for that elusive holy ...

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Big Society, big economic shift?

The Big Society has always been painted as an antidote to big government, but what ...

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Community activism hub

David Cameron reckons Dan Thompson is exactly the sort of person that can help make ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Housing Local Government Regeneration

Putting young people at the heart of solutions

With concerns about the depth of cuts to youth services and a recognition that the ...

Communities Finance Good Local Economics Local Government

Whether you’re co-op or Big Society – involving communities is key

Restructuring is occurring at the local level and decisions made in the coming years will ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government

Good with local services?

With public services being increasingly marketised, a group of local authorities is looking to the ...