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What’s the big difference about Big Local?

I recently chaired a roundtable discussion about enabling residents to transform their communities for the ...

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Why housing associations have few friends

There has always been a strand of opinion that saw housing associations as undemocratic and ...

Local Government Regeneration

Bristol: How alternative is its local economy?

ISSUE 532: JULY 2015 *NEW START IN BRISTOL*

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The case for fairness commissions is growing

The consequences of welfare reforms, structural changes to both the public sector and industry, the ...

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It’s not risky business if you apply the Ashford model

I was eager to share the experiences we’ve had in Ashford in adopting a more ...

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10 ideas for change: Bristol

More community action take place in Bristol than perhaps anywhere in the UK. Bristolians speak ...

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A bigger ‘northern powerhouse’ will dilute the brand

The ‘northern powerhouse’ has already suffered one major setback. The decision to delay the introduction ...

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Struggling town centres must create a sense of place

To make town centres resilient they need to be more compact and have more space ...

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Leading the fight for fairness

Fairness Commissions have helped pushed the issues of inequality and poverty onto the agenda. But ...

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Solving the skills mismatch

We are facing a huge challenge to keep pace with skills requirements of rapidly developing ...