🤝 We're inviting local authority officers and care providers to join us for a FREE workshop: Building Care Friendly Communities — Tuesday 19th May at 11:00am: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-c...

Building Care Friendly Communities

An action-focused online workshop for local authority officers and delivery partners, who want to drive positive change in Care Services.

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The creation of new strategic and unitary authorities will throw up new ground for old battles. What data teams in existing authorities will need, fast, is analysis of potential impacts. Sounds like something you need help on? Drop us a DM 📩🔗 www.ft.com/content/e6db...

CALLING ALL LOCAL LEADERS >>> Question. Can 2026, a year that has started like no other, be a year in which we build thriving places and communities? 🌱 🌍 Absolutely, YES - and we are here to help you deliver it.

👉 Want to know what we do, here at Centre for Thriving Places? Read all about our work, over two years and counting, with the The Mid Essex Alliance. Working to understand of the conditions that drive the ability of residents to live thriving lives. www.centreforthrivingplaces.org/thriving-pla...

We are holding a sold out webinar with 85 local authority officers on the levers they can pull, to end extraction from the social care sector in their areas. Want to know more? Sign up here for a summary, post event: www.centreforthrivingplaces.org/rore-extract... #EndExtraction #SocialCare #RORE

RORE Extraction Report - Centre for Thriving Places

Ending extraction in the UK care system RORE’s landmark report, Ending Care Extraction in the UK, reveals that private companies operating care services in just three UK regions have extracted over £2...

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Centre for Thriving Places@thrivingplaces.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Today we ask: is the UK being care-less, with the £50bn it spends on social care💔? Read our new report from RORE (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies) in today's @theguardian.com, as covered by @journo-jess.bsky.social . £millions are ending up: in private equity cos in orgs based in tax havens 🏝️

The Budget is underway. But around the world, people are getting excited about changes that are being promised at a hyper-local level. Is it the dawn of a new age? 🌅 Read the blog from our founder @lizzeidler.bsky.social 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/dawn-h...

The dawn of 'hyper local' is here - why yet another national Budget won't improve daily life

Exciting emerging new leaders are focusing their messages on the transformation of local communities - not on shifting money from one national pot to another. Should the government take note? In a doo...

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Today we ask: is the UK being care-less, with the £50bn it spends on social care💔? Read our new report from RORE (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies) in today's @theguardian.com, as covered by @journo-jess.bsky.social . £millions are ending up: in private equity cos in orgs based in tax havens 🏝️

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 9mo ago

Private care providers in three English regions make £250m in three years

NEW: £250m+ has been taken as profit over 3yrs, by private companies running social care services in 3 English regions. By: ⛴️ Private equity firms 🏝️ Orgs based in tax havens Read our new #RORE report (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies) in today's @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Private care providers in three English regions make £250m in three years

More than third of profits analysed went to firms owned by private equity or based in tax havens, research finds

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Published today in recognition of #WorldCitiesDay, this guide outlines the case for prioritising urban health from epidemiologic, economic, equity, and sustainability perspectives. @who.int @thrivingplaces.bsky.social

Frances Northrop from @neweconomics.bsky.social speaks on the New Economics Podcast about work she's doing with communities and how this connects to a wider approach to moving towards a more democratic economy.

Radical abundance: how to build an alternative to capitalism

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Keir Milburn and Frances Northrop

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West Midlands Combined Authority is doing excellent work to bring climate and health together, as you can see from this tool that we helped them to develop. Get in touch to find out how we can support you with this vital area of joining the dots in local systems www.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/h...

Health and Wellbeing impacts of Climate Change Monitoring Tool

Climate change has been identified as one of the most important health threats of the century. It is bringing warmer, wetter winters, hotter, drier summers and ...

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We're looking forward to diving into this updated mapping of the new economy ecosystem across Europe, and thoughts on where we need to prioritise our collective energies. Find us in the beta Index of organisations - a great resources to find and build partnerships.

Fertile Ground: Europe's New Economy Landscape

Discover the growing and diversifying ecosystem of organisations working to transform Europe's economy.

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This government wants to "build, baby, build". But who will benefit from this drive - property developers, or the rest of us? And if they reach their goal of building 1.5m new homes, what does this mean for the climate? neweconomics.org/2025/10/a-be...

Great summary of last week's #Lab25 RORE event takeaways from @clesthinkdo.bsky.social

The Centre for Local Economies (CLES)@clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This week at #Lab25 we co-hosted an event with Co-ops UK, @neweconomics.bsky.social & @thrivingplaces.bsky.social on Mayors resisting the far right🎤 Our 🌟 panel: Mayor Claire Ward, @dhnnjyn.bsky.social, @cathyab.bsky.social, @nickplumb.bsky.social + @lizzeidler.bsky.social in chair Our takeaways🧵

More Power to Our Regions: Our CEO @lizzeidler.bsky.social chaired a panel at the Labour Party conference on the role of regions in reclaiming our economies from billionaires and reshaping politics for the 21st century. Read her reflections here

MORE POWER TO OUR REGIONS - Centre for Thriving Places

The urgent need for courageous leadership from every UK region CTP’s CEO Liz Zeidler chaired a panel for RORE (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies) at the 2025 Labour Party conference on the role of…

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At CTP we've been embracing the 4 day week since 2018 and believe this system is not only possible but better. In her podcast for The Happiness Lab Dr Laurie Santos and economist @julietschor.bsky.social explore what happens when we build work around human wellbeing.

Take a Three-Day Weekend Without Losing Any Pay (with Juliet Schor) | The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Economist Juliet Schor has studied every kind of business and found that thoughtfully reducing work hours benefits employees, improves productivity and increases profits. She explains how you too can…

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At #LabourPartyConference today? Concerned about the rise of the far right? At 2pm, our CEO Liz will chair a panel event from RORE (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies), asking how Mayors can halt the rise of populism. @clesthinkdo.bsky.social @neweconomics.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social

At the Labour Party Conf on Monday? Join our RORE session on resisting the far right. Held with Mayors & regional leaders, we'll look at the healing role local & regional govt can play. mailchi.mp/9d6532c8061c... @clesthinkdo.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @neweconomics.bsky.social

Who Owns Britain, a report by @cmmonwealth.bsky.social lays bare who profits from the ownership of our essential services. The analysis covers sectors transformed by privatisation, including energy, water, housing and land, transport, mail and care.

Who Owns Britain?

How the radical experiment of privatisation transformed society and reshaped our lives.

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How local leadership and community empowerment can resist the rise of the far right. Don't miss the RORE Labour Party Conference Fringe event (with updated panel) on 29 Sep, at 2pm chaired by our CEO @@lizzeidler.bsky.social. Read more in her blog:

Fear, Flags and the Far Right - Centre for Thriving Places

Finding the real enemy, reclaiming local economies and building a better future On Monday 29 September our CEO Liz Zeidler will host a Reclaiming Our Regional Economies (RORE) fringe event at the…

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How local leadership and community empowerment can resist the rise of the far right. Don't miss the RORE Labour Party Conference Fringe event (with updated panel) on 29 Sep, at 2pm chaired by our CEO @@lizzeidler.bsky.social. Read more in her blog:

Fear, Flags and the Far Right - Centre for Thriving Places

Finding the real enemy, reclaiming local economies and building a better future On Monday 29 September our CEO Liz Zeidler will host a Reclaiming Our Regional Economies (RORE) fringe event at the…

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Can we reclaim our local and regional economies and steer them towards what matters to our communities and future generations? @lizzeidler.bsky.social on local government sell-offs and opportunities for a more community-focused, inclusive approach.

Stemming the tide of the Great Local Sell-off - Centre for Thriving Places

Recent headlines about massive local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP’s Co-Founder, angry. In her new blog she turns her anger to action as she explores the bigger picture reasons…

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CTP is now part of #ClimatePerks, an initiative by @wearepossible.bsky.social, offering our employees more (paid) time off work if they ditch flights when they go on holiday. We’re calling for more organisations to join the clean travel movement! Read more here www.wearepossible.org/climate-perks

Recent headlines about local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP's Co-Founder, angry. In her blog she turns anger to action to explore the bigger picture behind this asset stripping, and what can be done to stop it deepening.

Stemming the tide of the Great Local Sell-off - Centre for Thriving Places

Recent headlines about massive local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP’s Co-Founder, angry. In her new blog she turns her anger to action as she explores the bigger picture reasons…

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CTP is now part of #ClimatePerks, an initiative by @wearepossible.bsky.social, offering our employees more (paid) time off work if they ditch flights when they go on holiday. We’re calling for more organisations to join the clean travel movement! Read more here www.wearepossible.org/climate-perks

Recent headlines about local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP's Co-Founder, angry. In her blog she turns anger to action to explore the bigger picture behind this asset stripping, and what can be done to stop it deepening.

Stemming the tide of the Great Local Sell-off - Centre for Thriving Places

Recent headlines about massive local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP’s Co-Founder, angry. In her new blog she turns her anger to action as she explores the bigger picture reasons…

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Recent headlines about local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP's Co-Founder, angry. In her blog she turns anger to action to explore the bigger picture behind this asset stripping, and what can be done to stop it deepening.

Stemming the tide of the Great Local Sell-off - Centre for Thriving Places

Recent headlines about massive local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP’s Co-Founder, angry. In her new blog she turns her anger to action as she explores the bigger picture reasons…

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'A demonstration that our lived experience of exclusion from money makes us experts in the change needed for a fairer, more prosperous economy' @powertochange.org.uk on what happens when people shut out of an economy are trusted to build one for themselves.

The economy has left the building

What happens when people excluded from the economy are trusted to redesign it? In Liverpool City Region, they built one that works for them. This next essay in our 10-year anniversary campaign…

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Recent headlines about local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP's Co-Founder, angry. In her blog she turns anger to action to explore the bigger picture behind this asset stripping, and what can be done to stop it deepening.

Stemming the tide of the Great Local Sell-off - Centre for Thriving Places

Recent headlines about massive local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP’s Co-Founder, angry. In her new blog she turns her anger to action as she explores the bigger picture reasons…

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“By embedding community wealth building into everything we do, from procurement to planning, we’re ensuring local people and businesses benefit directly from economic activity.” Highland Council marks progress on its community wealth building strategy.

Highland Council marks strong progress on Community Wealth Building strategy

The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee discussed a report on the latest update on the Community Wealth Building (CWB) Strategy.  The update highlighted significant progress…

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