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Innovating our way out of the housing crisis

The launch of New London Architecture’s exhibition of 100 Innovations in Housing is timely, given ...

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Four ways to tackle poverty in an era of austerity

Despite the significant challenges facing councils, there are still a number of ways which local ...

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The Groucho Marx challenge for public services

People value quality relationships; they want them to be a core part of public services; ...

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Politicians must engage and empower communities

The contemporary political discourse about localism, decentralisation and economic growth all too often seemingly omits ...

Housing Regeneration

Meeting the housing needs of rural communities

For rural settlements to thrive there needs to be more than a grudging acceptance of ...

Communities

After the Twitterstorm…

Two recent examples in Sheffield show how social media can quickly mobilise and energise people’s ...

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How to upcycle your neighbourhood

In Cleveland, Ohio more than a third of people live below the poverty line. Lee ...

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Housing – a multidimensional crisis

It is easy to think about the housing crisis as if it were a single ...

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Anfield’s regeneration: playing the long game

Two years on from when the builders and bulldozers moved in, there is a feeling ...

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What’s the difference between John Bird and Camila Batmanghelidjh?

Batmanghelidjh’s determination to put her services users first was laudable and in no way atypical ...