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Communities Good Local Economics Regeneration

It’s systems change, stupid

At the VSNW2014 conference in Manchester yesterday the failure of systems was a constant theme. ...

Regeneration

Breaking down barriers in public spaces

What does local mean when the shop window of an eBay trader is closer to ...

Communities Housing Local Government

A community-driven response to the housing crisis

Another day, another story bemoaning Britain’s housing crisis: soaring prices; smaller dwellings; a decline in ...

Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Co-ops and commons approaches to reviving places

As inequality and concentration of wealth in the UK return to 19th century levels, can ...

Communities Good Local Economics Regeneration

10 ideas for change: Co-operative local economies

As the cracks in corporate capitalism deepen, the co-operative economy is gaining strength. Rooted in ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Local policies for building community wealth

We need to move beyond 'projects' and towards policies that help build and sustain community ...

Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Lambeth Council: Learning lessons in co-operation

An empty shop is helping Lambeth council workers change the way they do their jobs. ...

Economic Development Local Government

Q & A with Tessy Britton: Building an urban Commons

Tessy Britton has documented an emergent community culture and is now helping to create civic ...

Communities Regeneration

From lampposts to phone booths: using technology to create civic spaces

How can we create 'in between spaces' which are at the intersection of spontaneous and ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Q & A with Ed Whitfield: ‘Capitalism is losing the argument’

Ed Whitfield is co-managing director of the Fund for Democratic Communities, based in Greensboro in ...