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Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Systems change in 66 days

Systems change doesn’t happen because an actor, however powerful, wants it to happen. Let’s take ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Inequality must be explicit on the cities agenda

There is a danger that cities obsess about more powers, structures and funding and lose ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government

We need a new conversation about austerity

'Austerity Uncovered' looks at the impact of austerity, outlining the wide range of impacts it ...

Communities Regeneration

Systems thinking for community groups. Or, how can you change a system if you have no power?

Systems thinking can seem complex and inaccessible but even the smallest group of people working ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Citizen’s income: The future for welfare?

Our benefits system is no longer fit for purpose. A new paradigm is required, and ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Housing Local Government

Charitable bonds can help Scotland provide affordable housing for all

In a fair and socially just society we want to make sure that everyone in ...

Communities Local Government

What’s bold and brave about public service transformation plans?

While safer options may seem plausible, they risk more of the same. It is only ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Ecological enterprise zones: Next generation industrial strategy or fool’s gold?

As a new wave of enterprise zones is proposed, Philip Monaghan assesses the inherent contradiction ...

Communities Economic Development Finance Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Will city devolution tackle national inequality?

City devolution must offer new opportunities to address systemic national and city-wide inequalities and be ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government

We need to talk about debt

The toxic combination of rising debt levels, wage stagnation and an ongoing squeeze on living ...