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Loss on the Terraces: Foreword

People want to be a part of something. And as we’ve discovered through the outbreak of COVID-19, that doesn’t stop when the football stops.

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It’s time to get real about ‘ghost towns’

The end of the summer has centred on a furious debate about remote work, city centres, and whether employees are morally obliged to help ...

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How can 'levelling up' become a reality?

It was announced this week that Tory MPs are launching a Levelling Up Taskforce. The new group – which includes many of the MPs installed...

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How heritage can play it's part

This is how heritage can play a part in building more resilient and inclusive communities

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Investment much reach beyond city level

Investment must reach beyond city level and provide opportunities for local people to connect and contribute

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Investment at neighbourhood level is key

Investment at the local neighbourhood level in social infrastructure must therefore be a key part of any vision for revitalising our towns

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The backdrop to scepticism and concerns about migration

Poverty, austerity, insecure labour markets, deindustrialisation, declining town centres and a paucity of community spaces are often the bac

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Hopeful Towns: Foreword

Since my election to Parliament on 7 May 2015 it is no exaggeration to say that each and every day I have felt an enormous sense of honour a

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A growing evidence base of challenges

The findings from this HOPE not hate Charitable Trust report contributes to a growing evidence base of the particular challenges facing our

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