👉 Want to know what we do, here at Centre for Thriving Places? Read all about our work, over two years and counting, with the The Mid Essex Alliance. Working to understand of the conditions that drive the ability of residents to live thriving lives. www.centreforthrivingplaces.org/thriving-pla...

We are holding a sold out webinar with 85 local authority officers on the levers they can pull, to end extraction from the social care sector in their areas. Want to know more? Sign up here for a summary, post event: www.centreforthrivingplaces.org/rore-extract... #EndExtraction #SocialCare #RORE

The Budget is underway. But around the world, people are getting excited about changes that are being promised at a hyper-local level. Is it the dawn of a new age? 🌅 Read the blog from our founder @lizzeidler.bsky.social 👇 www.linkedin.com/pulse/dawn-h...

Today we ask: is the UK being care-less, with the £50bn it spends on social care💔? Read our new report from RORE (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies) in today's @theguardian.com, as covered by @journo-jess.bsky.social . £millions are ending up: in private equity cos in orgs based in tax havens 🏝️

NEW: £250m+ has been taken as profit over 3yrs, by private companies running social care services in 3 English regions. By: ⛴️ Private equity firms 🏝️ Orgs based in tax havens Read our new #RORE report (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies) in today's @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Published today in recognition of #WorldCitiesDay, this guide outlines the case for prioritising urban health from epidemiologic, economic, equity, and sustainability perspectives. @who.int @thrivingplaces.bsky.social

Frances Northrop from @neweconomics.bsky.social speaks on the New Economics Podcast about work she's doing with communities and how this connects to a wider approach to moving towards a more democratic economy.

West Midlands Combined Authority is doing excellent work to bring climate and health together, as you can see from this tool that we helped them to develop. Get in touch to find out how we can support you with this vital area of joining the dots in local systems www.wmca.org.uk/what-we-do/h...

We're looking forward to diving into this updated mapping of the new economy ecosystem across Europe, and thoughts on where we need to prioritise our collective energies. Find us in the beta Index of organisations - a great resources to find and build partnerships.

This government wants to "build, baby, build". But who will benefit from this drive - property developers, or the rest of us? And if they reach their goal of building 1.5m new homes, what does this mean for the climate? neweconomics.org/2025/10/a-be...

Great summary of last week's #Lab25 RORE event takeaways from @clesthinkdo.bsky.social

More Power to Our Regions: Our CEO @lizzeidler.bsky.social chaired a panel at the Labour Party conference on the role of regions in reclaiming our economies from billionaires and reshaping politics for the 21st century. Read her reflections here

At CTP we've been embracing the 4 day week since 2018 and believe this system is not only possible but better. In her podcast for The Happiness Lab Dr Laurie Santos and economist @julietschor.bsky.social explore what happens when we build work around human wellbeing.

At #LabourPartyConference today? Concerned about the rise of the far right? At 2pm, our CEO Liz will chair a panel event from RORE (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies), asking how Mayors can halt the rise of populism. @clesthinkdo.bsky.social @neweconomics.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social

At the Labour Party Conf on Monday? Join our RORE session on resisting the far right. Held with Mayors & regional leaders, we'll look at the healing role local & regional govt can play. mailchi.mp/9d6532c8061c... @clesthinkdo.bsky.social @cooperativesuk.bsky.social @neweconomics.bsky.social

Who Owns Britain, a report by @cmmonwealth.bsky.social lays bare who profits from the ownership of our essential services. The analysis covers sectors transformed by privatisation, including energy, water, housing and land, transport, mail and care.

How local leadership and community empowerment can resist the rise of the far right. Don't miss the RORE Labour Party Conference Fringe event (with updated panel) on 29 Sep, at 2pm chaired by our CEO @@lizzeidler.bsky.social. Read more in her blog:

How local leadership and community empowerment can resist the rise of the far right. Don't miss the RORE Labour Party Conference Fringe event (with updated panel) on 29 Sep, at 2pm chaired by our CEO @@lizzeidler.bsky.social. Read more in her blog:

Can we reclaim our local and regional economies and steer them towards what matters to our communities and future generations? @lizzeidler.bsky.social on local government sell-offs and opportunities for a more community-focused, inclusive approach.

CTP is now part of #ClimatePerks, an initiative by @wearepossible.bsky.social, offering our employees more (paid) time off work if they ditch flights when they go on holiday. We’re calling for more organisations to join the clean travel movement! Read more here www.wearepossible.org/climate-perks

Recent headlines about local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP's Co-Founder, angry. In her blog she turns anger to action to explore the bigger picture behind this asset stripping, and what can be done to stop it deepening.

CTP is now part of #ClimatePerks, an initiative by @wearepossible.bsky.social, offering our employees more (paid) time off work if they ditch flights when they go on holiday. We’re calling for more organisations to join the clean travel movement! Read more here www.wearepossible.org/climate-perks

Recent headlines about local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP's Co-Founder, angry. In her blog she turns anger to action to explore the bigger picture behind this asset stripping, and what can be done to stop it deepening.

Recent headlines about local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP's Co-Founder, angry. In her blog she turns anger to action to explore the bigger picture behind this asset stripping, and what can be done to stop it deepening.

'A demonstration that our lived experience of exclusion from money makes us experts in the change needed for a fairer, more prosperous economy' @powertochange.org.uk on what happens when people shut out of an economy are trusted to build one for themselves.

Recent headlines about local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP's Co-Founder, angry. In her blog she turns anger to action to explore the bigger picture behind this asset stripping, and what can be done to stop it deepening.

“By embedding community wealth building into everything we do, from procurement to planning, we’re ensuring local people and businesses benefit directly from economic activity.” Highland Council marks progress on its community wealth building strategy.

How's your week? We're busy as ever at CTP but summer can be a time to be a bit more reflective. In the first of an occasional series, our Programmes and Policy Manager Rosie Maguire talks us through a sample of her learning, writing, listening and reading.

🎧 PODCAST: Is Prosperity Possible Without Growth? In an age of environmental crisis and rising inequality, is our obsession with economic growth doing more harm than good? Tim Jackson of @cusp.ac.uk on why rethinking our values may be the most important decision we face.

📆 Saturday 4 October: Join the Resurgence Trust online for a day of thought-provoking and progressive talks from some of the world’s most inspiring thinkers and activists, including Satish Kumar, lifelong activist and peace pilgrim who founded the Trust.

How's your week? We're busy as ever at CTP but summer can be a time to be a bit more reflective. In the first of an occasional series, our Programmes and Policy Manager Rosie Maguire talks us through a sample of her learning, writing, listening and reading.

'Retrofit isn’t just a technical fix for individual homes, it’s a social process rooted in trust, relationships, and shared understanding.' We love this article about retrofit as transformation. Read more:

📆 27 August: Policy briefing. Join Power to Change for a community business policy briefing, exploring recent developments and upcoming shifts in the policy landscape on high street regeneration and community ownership. Book your spot: www.powertochange.org.uk/event/policy...

When we're involved in projects on retrofit we're always thinking about housing that is warm enough in winter and cool enough in summer. And more – what do we need in places more generally, such as trees and green, open spaces, so that people can thrive?

'CWB practices enable us to rethink and rewire our local economies around the people and places they serve with the objective of increasing the flow, circulation and ownership of wealth.' Blog from @clesthinkdo.bsky.social on boosting local economies cles.org.uk/blog/boostin...

Kate Pickett argues that people in more unequal countries have a lower 'wellbeing-adjusted' life expectancy. If that’s true, does it make sense for governments to continue pursuing GDP growth as their primary economic strategy?

Lotus flowers are blooming again in Kashmir's Wular Lake, after 3 decades of decline following devastating floods that filled it with silt. A reminder of the power of taking care of the things and people around you. Or as we like to call it: wellbeing economics.

As this article from the US shows, it's not just cities and nature that are evolving solutions to climate damage: it's the very communities affected by it, bringing solutions and other benefits.

'Clean air policy making must involve communities affected by systemic inequality.' Co-creating clean air policy with young Londoners. urbanhealth.org.uk/insights/pol... @asthmaandlung.org.uk @impurbanhealth.bsky.social

Last year we worked with journalist @claregoff.bsky.social on the Wellbeing Economy in Action project, sharing stories of places creating policy based on impact on people and planet rather than growth. Here, Clare shares more examples of wellbeing approaches.

“There has never been a greater need to create the conditions for genuine dialogue and a space for inquiry." A new London art institution aimed at promoting global majority voices wants to be a space for 'difficult, urgent questions' alongside civil debate.

Advice from @uk.theconversation.com on how travellers can distinguish genuine sustainability from exaggerated environmental claims to attract eco-conscious travellers.

Regional economies: the role of industrial strategy as a pathway to greener growth - from IPPR.

Welcome to post-growth Europe – can anyone accept this new political reality? Via @uk.theconversation.com

The NHS ten-year health plan is missing a crucial ingredient: nature. Via @uk.theconversation.com

'Retrofit sounds like a boring word, but now I think it’s actually kind of a big deal'. Wisdom from Charlie, whose work experience with the National Retrofit Hub inspired these thoughts on the solutions, barriers and opportunities of retrofit.

🥳 A massive CTP welcome to our new Strategic Comms Manager Jo - read her intro blog about her storytelling background and pathway to CTP.

NEW PAPER - Colonial extraction and unequal exchange have shaped two centuries of North-South inequality. This paper traces 225 years of global trade, finance, and foreign wealth to show that what many call 'development' is often just unequal exchange.

New essay from ‪@clesthinkdo.bsky.social‬ and @thekingsfund.bsky.social: A new health duty for mayors and strategic authorities: getting it right. How can a new health duty for mayors and strategic authorities help tackle health inequalities? cles.org.uk/wp-content/u...

With another heatwave on the way, Zoe Williams has a question. Why do we pretend heatwaves are fun – and ignore the brutal, burning reality?