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Communities Regeneration

What works in community regeneration

Scotland's independent regeneration network, Surf, has collected a bank of evidence on what works in ...

Communities Housing Local Government Regeneration

Time for a hutting revival in Scotland?

Dotted around Scotland are small groups of huts - the remnants of the 1920’s hutting ...

Communities Good Local Economics Housing Local Government

Owenstown and the new garden city movement

Owen’s radical ideas, social reform and driving ambitions often came up against resistance and criticism. ...

Communities Good Local Economics

Competition is the essence of an innovative voluntary sector

I am not advocating ‘neo-liberalism’ for the voluntary sector. The sector rightly is not market-based, ...

Communities Regeneration

Is voter apathy now the norm?

Politicians and political parties need to do far more to reach out to people and ...

Communities Economic Development Local Government Regeneration

Let’s focus on local prosperity, rather than UK growth

For Localise West Midlands, the question is more about when will we see a return ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government

Tackling low pay needs a local approach

There is strong political support for action on low pay, and pressing economic reasons, but ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government

Five ways to bring money and investment into your local area

Crowdfunding isn't the only way to get projects off the ground. There are other ways ...

Communities Regeneration

Shape My Town: A planning toolkit for communities

In a time of change in small towns, Shape My Town gets people thinking about ...

Communities Good Local Economics Regeneration

We need to talk about ‘good relations’

There is an urgent need to tell the positive stories of good relations work. These ...