Development banks for the local economy
11th May 2012
Nick Harriss sets out the case for a new breed of financial institution – one that’s locally owned and more tuned in to the needs of small business
New Start’s Better Places National Awards are celebrating projects that make a real difference

11th May 2012
Nick Harriss sets out the case for a new breed of financial institution – one that’s locally owned and more tuned in to the needs of small business

16th May 2012
Indy Johar is co-founder of architectural practice 00:/. Through the launch of projects including the Compendium for the Civic Economy, the Civic Crowd and HubWestminster – an incubator for social businesses in central London – he and his team are co-creating the civic economy and leading by example

27th April 2012
Crowd-based tools have the power to put citizens at the heart of urban renewal. In the second instalment based on his new book, Recivilising: The Rise of the Renewal Renegades, Storm Cunningham looks at the impact

12th April 2012
The Better Places National Awards will celebrate initiatives that go that extra mile, reach out to all sections of society and blaze a trail for others to follow.

17th May 2012
Early intervention can play a key role in helping people to return to work after sickness. Heather Downey describes the story of one person helped by Nottinghamshire Fit for Work Service
Prevention: making common sense become common practice 16th May 2012
Oh benevolent chancellor! How grateful for these crumbs we are! 15th May 2012
Councillors in their communities: should I be bothered? 15th May 2012
In diamond jubilee year let’s create a network of ‘Elizabeth’ parks 15th May 2012
RT @TheCivicCrowd: RT @timahrensbach @Indy_Johar on resilient economies & the need to reinvent the corner shop. @NewStartMag @ClareG ... 1 day ago
Need 'creative innovation first, not just slash & burn the public sector & hope new private sector growth will emerge' http://t.co/9EmSEnYL 1 day ago
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