procurement

  • Implications of a living wage

    10 Oct. 2014

    • Community wealth building: tackling inequality and poverty locally

    Many local places face significant challenges. On the one hand, sluggish or no growth, coupled to rising inequality and poverty is placing significant pressure on public services. On the other, austerity and cuts to local government and public services are reducing the ability by which the public sector can act. There is a lot of commentary about the causes of inequality and poverty but a lack of real action.

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    Public spending: it ain’t just about efficiencies

    In November last year, I was delighted to be asked to give evidence to the communities and local government committee inquiry into local government procurement. The session gave Cles the opportunity to highlight the work we have been undertaking over the last five years on local government spend and how to use it for creating great economies, lives and places.

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  • FINDINGS

    The economic impact of Belfast City Council's spend

    12th March 2014
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    CLES offered Belfast City a series of recommendations as to how they could maximise the impact of their spend. Whilst directly a r...

  • The economic impact of Belfast City Council’s spend

    12 Mar. 2014

    • If you don’t like capitalism and don’t like socialism, what do you want?

    Ted Howard, founder of the Evergreen Co-operative Initiative, told us what we could want, in a fabulous CLES, NewStart, Co-operativesUK and Hub Westminster event I chaired last night. For me the question he posed is so relevant to the task of regenerating failing places in the UK. The places which have received endless regeneration monies, have lost their economic purpose, and are searching for a new and vibrant future.

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