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The investors no one in your region is calling
UK inward investment rests on too few sources. A large, patient pool of capital sits almost untouched, and it flows elsewhere out of habit, not merit.
Contesting the future
Building resilient, hope-filled places though distributed power and capital
Beyond the public purse
How place leaders and public agencies can unlock private capital to speed Britain's national renewal
Rebuilding the missing middle
Why social infrastructure institutions matter to neighbourhood renewal.
Reviving our town centres and high streets
A dispatch from the 2025 Liberal Democrat Conference
How to fund a green future across the UK
Following more than a decade of top-down policies, austerity and underinvestment by the centre, a simple truth is dawning on local leaders: Whitehall is not coming to save them.
The Evolving Art of Place Leadership
The transformative power of collaborative governance, strategic public procurement, and place-based impact investment to drive local renewal and prosperity amidst economic and social challenges.