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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 Housing Local Government Regeneration

What if Christmas was invented in 2014?

The story of Christmas has a magical way of creating a civic spirit that goes ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

2015 is the year the cuts will really kick in

One of the things I’d like to see, in order to release the necessary capital ...

Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government

Ideas for change: Promise or Pay

As charitable giving declines, can technology inspire a new generation to be donate?

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Devo max or devo mess? A skills response

Our economy will have 13.5 million job vacancies in the next decade but with only ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Local economic policy must get social

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

Good Local Economics Regeneration

Welsh councils help social enterprises bridge the funding gap

There is a real and significant gap between loan finance and the needs of developing ...

Communities Finance Good Local Economics Local Government

The US approach to social enterprise-run assets

Social enterprises across the United States have taken on a wide range of public assets ...

Communities Economic Development Good Local Economics Local Government Regeneration

Can local government help build a social enterprise sector?

Innovation within the social enterprise sector is critical to maximise the benefits for communities and ...

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 ...