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Five ways the UK can learn from Australia’s no interest loan schemes

With the scrapping of the social fund and the confusion around budgeting advances under universal ...

Finance Good Local Economics Local Government

Social enterprise needs funding too

There needs to be a clear statement - and this is one we are keen ...

Communities Finance Good Local Economics

Big finance has failed us, let’s give small finance a go

For all the talk of reform, little has changed in our banking system. So, rather ...

Communities Economic Development Finance Local Government

10 Ideas for Change: Community finance

Finance is at the heart of local change. The most resilient local economies are those ...

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The community finance revolution

ISSUE 520, APRIL 2014 *SPECIAL FOCUS ON COMMUNITY FINANCE*

Communities Economic Development Finance Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

How to… finance social enterprise and small business

The Ulster Community Investment Trust is plugging the gap as government retreats and banks withdraw ...

Communities Finance Regeneration

Local authority banks – the door is open!

There is a now a very clear message that the UK is open for new ...

Communities Finance

Is this government really committed to transparent, accessible local finance?

The government’s recent announcement of a cap on payday loans and its commitment to a ...

Finance Regeneration

Better banking moves a small step closer

News this week that the seven largest banks and building societies have agreed to publish ...

Finance

Let’s create a Bank of Liverpool

I am sure that some people will think that I am least slightly crackpot when ...