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Neighbourhood governance: a chance to break the all-pervasive culture of centralisation - We're Right Here Unlock Democracy's take on pervasive centralisation and what it would take for new neighbourhood governance arrangements to deliver real power to local people.

“It’s centralisation on steroids.”

@unlockdemocracy.bsky.social criticises the Government’s devolution plans for falling short – but sees potential in new neighbourhood governance arrangements, provided they reflect and serve truly local communities.

www.right-here.org/neighbourhoo...

The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
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a drawing of a boat heating torwads an iceberg - lower temps still collide with ice but not as badly.

This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals

Museum of Broken Dreams, presented by We're Right Here. The graphic is bright pink. On a pale pink band at the bottom, four objects represent stories from the exhibition: Matches burning out, a cracked skateboard, a broken hourglass, and a smashed garden pot.

The Museum of Broken Dreams opens today in Parliament.

An exhibition of community-led projects that could have transformed Britain. The Museum reveals the depth of wasted potential in our country & makes the case for more #CommunityPower.

View the exhibition: arcg.is/0K9SvG1

We're at the Museum of Broken Dreams in Westminster with @right-here.org, seeing what could be achieved if only communities were trusted. Take a look at the stories of community-led projects that could have transformed Britain 👉 arcg.is/0K9SvG1 @lucysym.bsky.social

Quote from Rich Bell, Director of We're Right Here: “Together, these changes will help some local people band together and improve their places. But to truly unlock the potential in our communities, the government must be bolder — strengthening community control over services and spending decisions."

It’s a big day for our campaign: the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill landed in Parliament a few hours ago. Here’s what it means for communities: 1/5 🧵 #CommunityPoweredPolitics

Sign the letter for community power I just signed a letter telling Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to give local people more power over their places and futures. If you lead or play a prominent role ...

Show and share your belief in our neighborhoods and the power of community actionnetwork.org/petitions/co...

Hello! We are going to start offering prints of church drawings! Going to start with a few runs to see how it goes. Any thoughts on which churches you'd be interested in? It's hard to figure out which ones would be popular! Thank you 🤗

Survival rate for cooperatives resulting from business transfers in 2012 (France) 5-year survival rate (left), 3-year survival rate (right) All French enterprises: 50%, 66% All cooperatives affiliated to CG Scop: 66.1%, 82.5% Transfer of sound enterprises into cooperatives: 82.1%, 90.5% Transfer of enterprises in crisis into cooperatives: 61.0%, 80.2% Source: CG Scop

Enterprise bankruptcies (per thousand) — for each quarter from 2007 to 2010 (Italy) Conventional (left), Cooperative (right) 1/07: 1.23, 0.38 2/07: 1.04, 0.35 3/07: 0.68, 0.22 4/07: 1.10, 0.35 1/08: 1.12, 0.37 2/08: 1.22, 0.39 3/08: 0.81, 0.28 4/08: 1.52, 0.48 1/09: 1.39, 0.43 2/09: 1.49, 0.49 3/09: 1.14, 0.38 4/09: 1.84, 0.60 1/10: 1.70, 0.56 Source: Ibid., p.34

GDP trend and mortality rate of enterprises and cooperatives (Italy) The mortality rate of companies exceeds those of cooperatives for every year from 1999 to 2009. While cooperatives hovered around 3 to 4% (with a peak of 4.8% in 2005), companies hovered around 6 to 7% (with a peak of 7.3% in 2007).

A study on French businesses that transitioned to worker co-ops finds their three-year survival rates at 80-90%, compared to 66% for all French enterprises. Italian cooperatives had lower bankruptcy rates and proved more resilient during the 2008 economic recession.

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Our first monthly newsletter is now live! Hear about how we celebrated the international year of co-ops, and read about upcoming events and opportunities to get involved with co-operatives in Leicestershire!

Read the latest edition and sign up for more: case.coop/newsletter/

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Listen - Coalville Public Radio Your Music, Your Station CPR, The Beating Heart of the Community

First post and what better way than to share the launch of Coalville Public Radio today. A new community digital radio station with plans to become a co-operative. coalvillepublicradio.com/listen