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Power to the people: evidencing true social value

By creating ‘off-the-shelf’ solutions we have inadvertently lost sight of the need for regular time ...

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Can councils build their way out of the housing crisis?

London councils are beginning to build again and take back control of housing. But is ...

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A localised approach to the living wage

We highlight the injustice of employers paying over £200,000 a week to people kicking a ...

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How to get maximum social value from procurement

For us the living wage is an important part of a much bigger picture when ...

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The price of not paying a living wage

Right now it feels as if human decency is on a zero hours contract. There ...

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A living wage is just the start

The recent debate in the Scottish independence referendum and the promise of further devolved powers ...

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Local government needs to address low pay

Addressing low pay is part of the place leadership role of local government, and the ...

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Q & A with Tony Stacey: Forging an alternative narrative about social housing

Since setting up in 2008, Placeshapers has become a network of more than 100 housing ...

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Lilac co-housing: How they did it

Co-housing developments are built around community and sustainability but can they also be affordable? Susan ...

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Local economic policy must get social

National economic policy is in the grip of a narrow and at times sacrosanct neo-liberal ...