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This chapter is part of our guide to making the case for community-led housing on public land. Making the case: an introduction1. The context: legislation and regulations2. Addressing the ‘best consideration’ requirement – and winning3. Case studies4. Building an evidence base5. Backing up your arguments How do public sector bodies sell land? And what does this mean for community...

This chapter is part of our guide to making the case for community-led housing on public land. Making the case1. The context: legislation and regulations2. Addressing the ‘best consideration’ requirement – and winning3. Case studies4. Building an evidence base5. Backing up your arguments The ‘best consideration’ requirement can seem like a huge barrier to community-led housing. But this...

This chapter is part of our guide to making the case for community-led housing on public land. Making the case1. The context: legislation and regulations2. Addressing the ‘best consideration’ requirement – and winning3. Case studies4. Building an evidence base5. Backing up your arguments This section provides case studies which show how ‘best value’ stunts affordable housing...

This chapter is part of our guide to making the case for community-led housing on public land. Making the case1. The context: legislation and regulations2. Addressing the ‘best consideration’ requirement – and winning3. Case studies4. Building an evidence base5. Backing up your arguments This section outlines steps groups need to take to make the case that community-led affordable...

This chapter is part of our guide to making the case for community-led housing on public land. Making the case1. The context: legislation and regulations2. Addressing the ‘best consideration’ requirement – and winning3. Case studies4. Building an evidence base5. Backing up your arguments This section provides a helpful summary of the existing research and studies that can be used to...

Up to 2,500 jobs in core super market supply chains could be at risk in the wake of the proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda, analysis by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has found. Sainsbury’s have reportedly claimed that the merger could lead to lower prices of up to 10%for consumers. Direct job losses and store closures have been ruled out, but it has been reported that lower...

Capitalism needs a purposeThe biggest problem with capitalism is a dependency on increased spending, writes Alfie Stirling for International Politics and Society Fishing waters patrols after Brexit dismissed as ‘posturing’Chris Williams spoke to the Financial Times about the dramatic cost of proposals to patrol 200 nautical miles of ocean.

Every week in the news there is a story about how our nation’s health is getting worse and the NHS is struggling. There is an urgent need for change in our health system. At the same time, there is a...

The social and economic context which public and community services are operating in has often been described as the ‘perfect storm’; where higher demand and reduced resources frustrate attempts to support the prevention of ill-health and the encouragement of good health. Communities are mobilising across England to improve experiences of health and care services and the wellbeing of...

Brexit is being presented as a beacon of hope for fishers. Many in coastal communities are looking to Brexit to lift them out of the economic hardship in which they feel trapped. But modelling from the...