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Ed Wallis

@ewallis.bsky.social

Director of Policy and Engagement @locality.bsky.social

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Ed Wallis@ewallis.bsky.social · last yr.

Spending Review response from @locality.org.uk 👇 Some positive announcements like the funding for 350 deprived communities. But despite the Chancellor specifically referencing community assets in the Commons, no dedicated funding for community ownership announced.

Locality@locality.org.uk · last yr.

Locality CEO Tony Armstrong responds to the #SpendingReview: “It's disappointing to see the absence of funding for community ownership. Renewal can only happen with direct involvement of local people. Govt must set out a clear way forward on how to put community power at the top of the agenda.”

“We welcome the Chancellor’s investment in health, housing and local growth initiatives, particularly those aimed at regenerating disadvantaged areas. But local people are best placed to decide how funding is spent, how services are run, and how their area is developed – communities must be in charge of this funding. “We agree that community assets are vital to growth. That’s why it’s so disappointing to see the absence of funding for community ownership in the Spending Review. The Community Ownership Fund has enabled community groups to bring hundreds of loved local spaces into community ownership so they can be used to bring people together, create jobs and provide essential support. “Local grassroots organisations have used community ownership to revitalise local neighbourhoods, drive economic growth, and reignite pride in place. This Spending Review was a missed opportunity to help hundreds more do the same. Renewal can only happen with the direct involvement of local people. The Government must now set out a clear way forward on how to put community power at the top of their agenda.”
Joe Dromey@joedromey.bsky.social · last yr.

‘Fabianism isn’t just about the big state. We need to unlock community power’ Great article from @ewallis.bsky.social in @labourlist.bsky.social following his recent @thefabians.bsky.social pamphlet. labourlist.org/2025/05/fabi...

'Fabianism isn't just about the big state. We need to unlock community power' - LabourList

It’s time for the left to move it from the margins to the mainstream as the core means of achieving its mission in 2025 and beyond.

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We're Right Here@right-here.org · last yr.

“Local authorities have a crucial role to play in this new era of community power.“ — @ewallis.bsky.social In a new article for LGIU, Ed explores how our proposals for more community involvement in local decision-making could help councils meet their goals. lgiu.org/blog-article... @locality.org.uk

Empowering communities through the English Devolution Bill - LGiU

In this article, Locality explains the We’re Right Here campaign, which advocates for fostering community power through the English Devolution Bill. It highlights the need for meaningful community inv...

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We're Right Here@right-here.org · last yr.

Community power has always been at the heart of Labour politics.🌹 @ewallis.bsky.social writes for @thefabians.bsky.social about how the government can learn from its history to meet today’s challenges with new & better solutions. Read the article: fabians.org.uk/publication/... @locality.org.uk

Social Democracy Now - Fabian Society

Communitarianism has long been part of the Fabian story, most notably developed by G.D.H. Cole and R.H. Tawney. But until now, it has been a subplot — overshadowed by the big-state, democratic…

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Fabian Society@thefabians.bsky.social · last yr.

We’re excited to share Social Democracy Now, a new pamphlet by @ewallis.bsky.social.
 As political, economic, and environmental challenges mount, Wallis revisits the communitarian tradition and offers a fresh toolkit for social democrats to shape a more participatory democracy. 🧵 (1/5)

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Josh Westerling@joshwesterling.bsky.social · last yr.

"It is equality of *power* that social democrats should seek today – the ability to live our lives together...in the way we choose." Great pamphlet from @ewallis.bsky.social drawing on the rich communitarian resources of the centre-left and mapping them onto a revisionist policy agenda for today.

Fabian Society@thefabians.bsky.social · last yr.

We’re excited to share Social Democracy Now, a new pamphlet by @ewallis.bsky.social.
 As political, economic, and environmental challenges mount, Wallis revisits the communitarian tradition and offers a fresh toolkit for social democrats to shape a more participatory democracy. 🧵 (1/5)