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How do we organise ourselves?

This practical guide to help communities think about how they organise,...
Community spirit Organising and deciding
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Progress happens at the speed of trust

This report highlights what it takes to build lasting relationships between...
Community spirit
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Neighbourhood health and local government

This report summarises insights from the policy sprint which explores how...
Health and wellbeing
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Making the most of it

This report by IPPR North explores how unitarisation enables democratic renewal...
Local economies
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Better to spend out…?

This report by Shared Intelligence for Local Trust, considers the question:...
Local economies
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Community buildings: strong foundations for renewal

Using evidence from Big Local, this report shows how long-term investment...
Spaces and services
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Civic rewilding: Applying the lessons from Big Local

This report tells the story of the Big Local programme. Did...
Environment
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Rewilding civic life: Can we cultivate social capital? If so, how?

This working paper brings together evidence from the Big Local programme...
Power and leadership
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Policy spotlight 3: How investing in social capital builds cohesive communities

The final paper in our policy spotlight series summarises the evidence...
Local economies
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