Mamdani-Marts: What if your mayor ran your supermarket? 27.04.2026 | Simon Grove-White | “I look forward to the competition. May the most affordable grocery store win.” That was New York City mayor, Zohran…
Resilience in an unpredictable world 23.04.2026 | John Heneghan | International| Periods of global instability are increasingly felt through local economies. The unfolding events involving Iran are the latest in a…
CLES at 40: Hope, hard work, and the ongoing need for economic justice 02.04.2026 | Neil McInroy | CLES reaching 40 years is not just an organisational milestone: it is a moment to reflect on what progressive local…
CLES at 40: from abolition to enduring impact 02.04.2026 | Michael Ward | Forty years ago, at the end of March 1986, the Greater London Council (GLC) and the other metropolitan counties were…
CLES at 40: rewiring the future of local economies 31.03.2026 | Sarah Longlands | In the kitchen of the CLES offices in Manchester sits a framed black-and-white photo of the first meeting of CLES,…
Trust: the infrastructure on which our economy operates 31.03.2026 | Huw Thomas | “I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of ten pounds”, reads the creased tenner in my wallet.…
