Very excited by today’s announcement on Pride in Place.
Very happy to see it builds on the work of NDC and Big Local (which I know very well).
Much needed money in neighbourhoods but the work is never done. Opportunity for long-term change is there - if the end is thought about from the start.
25.09.2025 19:47 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Also very much enjoyed learning about the hyper-local neighbourhood approach taken by the JU:MP project by Born in Bradford - I could see similarities with Big Local, but appropriate differences to account for their focus. Definitely one to read more about
01.09.2025 18:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Day 1 of #HDCA2025 over!
Very thought provoking presentations from UNDP on the future of AI and human development, and Kunal Sen on whether inequality is inevitable with development (spoiler: it’s not!) using the Kuznets curve - but interesting patterns in the US and UK…
01.09.2025 18:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Day 1 of the #HDCA2025 Summer School at the University of Bradford was very inspiring. Lots learnt, lots thought about, lots added to the reading list.
Also great to have opportunity to discuss challenges faced when using the capability approach for the first time!
29.08.2025 18:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
How to find community in 2025: ‘The most important thing I’ve learned is I’m not alone’
Civic participation is in decline across the English-speaking world. To opt out of the trend, Tom Gill learns to join in
Interesting piece from The Guardian Oz yesterday on how we all need community, and different ways we can find it.
Importantly highlights issues with volunteering bureaucracy - balancing protection with too much admin can act as a large deterrent.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
28.08.2025 08:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Excellent start to the #PPPconf2025 with Lord David Blunkett talking about communitarianism and its role in tackling populism. ‘We have got to restore people’s belief that they are part of the process of change’
11.07.2025 09:14 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Welcome to see the Spending Review announcing 25 ‘trailblazer neighbourhoods’ across the four nations but have various questions
What will spend be targeted on?
How will residents be involved meaningfully?
How will change be measured? Through VFM or diversifying into e.g., capability measurement?…
11.06.2025 14:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Whilst it’s also promising evaluation work will be done outside of just the Green Book, my hope is lessons learnt can be viewed holistically and the value for money numbers don’t dominate future discussion!
05.04.2025 17:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Having read the Shared Prosperity Fund evaluation update, it’s disappointing to see the ‘Communities and Place’ study groups focusing solely on capital projects.
Whilst significant for places, it would be interesting to have cases of more intangible aspects of community developed through the UKSPF
05.04.2025 17:56 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Plan for Neighbourhoods: prospectus
Both well worth a read for further insight on what is happening, and what is further needed…
Plan for Neighbourhoods prospectus - www.gov.uk/government/p...
‘Think Neighbourhoods’ interim report from @iconeighbours.bsky.social: www.neighbourhoodscommission.org.uk/report/inter...
07.03.2025 12:04 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Very exciting week for developments in 🏴 neighbourhood policy
First the (re?)announcement of Plan for Neighbourhoods from DHCLG - interested to see the impact of 75% capital spend
Then the launch of ‘Think Neighbourhoods’ by ICON - definitely highlighting the crucial role of the ‘mission million’
07.03.2025 12:00 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Feeling like a proper researcher today!
Train down to London planning a presentation of my MRes research to go to the National Archives to access New Deal for Communities files.
Feel slightly out of my depth with historical sources, but sure it will be fine!
10.12.2024 10:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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