UKR is about delivery: demonstrating how to transform places with purpose built private rented homes with a mix of other uses. We are in discussion with local authorities across the country. We welcome conversations about possible projects. There are very clear criteria in our “Framer”. This has 9 simple criteria covering: the right site; the right approach; the right way forward. Download our one page document “Framing the right collaboration” and contact us on projects@ukregeneration.org.uk
Subsidy lost: assets regained.
This is part of 15 in the series Big Society ObservatoryThe dawn of the new commonwealth Now that we live in the Age of the Big Society, all we need next is some indication of the contents of the Localism Bill, and confirmation the opposition will develop a considered response to the Age we’re in. [...]
The Big Society Age – now it’s official
This is part of 15 in the series Big Society ObservatoryPunishers and devolutionaries Since David Cameron became Tory leader, the Conservative Party’s policy towards the poor has become increasingly punitive. Yet, at the same time, a strand has developed under the brand of Localism and the Big Society that has the potential to empower the [...]
Measuring the sense of community and wellbeing
This is part of 15 in the series Big Society ObservatoryOur Big Society Champion rides again! According to the ‘Diary of a Civil Servant’ (Observer 21 November), the idea of the Big Society has hit a brick wall because it’s been realized not enough people have enough time or money to make it happen. “Government [...]
