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A critical hope is the foundation to #BuildBackBetter

June 25, 2020 by Julian

by Julian Dobson and Rowland Atkinson In the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, the hashtag #buildbackbetter became a rallying cry on social media for those who saw the need and opportunity to reconstruct our cities. Demands included closing streets to traffic to reduce pollution and create spaces for play; investing in renewable energy; creating affordable […]

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Why local works: the story of Giroscope

February 27, 2013 by Julian

On the front page of Giroscope’s website is a three point pledge to its tenants. It sounds like the sort of thing some big, commercially minded landlords would do, but the content of this small Hull charity’s promise is rather different: • So long as the conditions of the tenancy are met, you have the right […]

Welcome to the world of laissez-faire localism

January 16, 2012 by Julian

‘Yes, Mr Shapps – I’m feeling better already!’ Imagine a health service where nobody bothered to share learning nationally or internationally about which treatments worked and why. Imagine a health service where it was considered entirely unnecessary to explore the causes of sickness, as long as local GPs and hospitals were given free […]

Inspiration of the Week: miEnterprise

April 11, 2011 by Joanna

For proof that a place’s greatest assets are its people, take a look at miEnterprise. miEnterprise’s primary aim is to help disadvantaged people into employment, but its work has made such a difference to the town of Leominster that it recently scooped a national placemaking award. miEnterprise is a community interest company that works with […]