The Community Ownership Fund has been a game-changer, helping communities to purchase the spaces they care about. But along with the latest allocation of funding came an announcement of the fund's closure, and an underspend that leaves many community businesses without the support they had been banking on. Our analysis explores why this happened and what we can learn from it.
Choice lay at the heart of this Budget. It was political in choosing who would bear the burden of tax rises and where increases in spending would be prioritised. The gamble is that these choices will bear fruit come election time.
In his foreword to the Unfinished Revolution, Tony Blair said that a party leaving government should begin with an honest analysis of why they are in opposition. That question was front of mind as Power to Change took to Birmingham for Conservative Party conference.
In this webinar, we discuss how the government can successfully implement a Community Right to Buy that works for all people, based on our report 'Getting it right: Introducing and implementing a Community Right to Buy'.
Speeches last week from Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer offered some hope for communities in what will be a very difficult year ahead. We dive into what this means for community businesses.
British politics is currently full of surprises. What does all this change mean for communities, and how can politicians look to support the communities agenda?
