Bringing back the power of community
From a blog at the British Medical Journal and oth
William Beveridge, whose 1942 report led to the welfare state, recognised he'd made a mistake in omitting a greater role for families, communities, volunteers, civil society. “It did frankly send a chill to my heart.”
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An innovation process for a town/city
From an article by Apolitical
Towns/cities today must respond effectively to the needs of increased urbanisation. To do this, they need to learn, embrace an innovation process in their practices that involves local people and others. An example..
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5 tips for citizen engagement for the public sector
From an article by Better Government
A public servant needs to master the art of engaging citizens effectively. To do the right things, they must listen, engage, and co-create solutions with those they are here to serve – the citizens.
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Giving parents authority over children's social media
From an article by the Institute of Family Studies
Encouraging law on social media - an example for governments to follow. Gives full administrator-level access to parents, so that they can see everything that their children are doing on social media.
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Community businesses - helping make places better
From a report by Power to Change
"With their ability to adapt and respond swiftly to their communities’ changing needs, community businesses are playing an integral role in levelling up the country towards a fairer economy."
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Breaking Free from Benefits
From a book by Julie Hawkins, Founder Single Mums'
Julie Hawkins had to take benefits when she became a single mum. A system in which she was trapped by a lot of barriers at great cost - both financially to taxpayer and personally to individuals. Her suggestions for change...
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From community involvement to community engagement
From a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundatio
Transformational community-driven engagement shares power with community and is built on trust, transparency, and mutual accountability. Shifting power to the community can be done in a variety of ways.
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Online - Your Church's Political Power webinar
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Discussing the the power and agency of the local church in politics with Andy Flannagan, Director of Christians in Politics. Taking a step back to look at the big picture of politics in the UK and what Christian engagement in politics looks like. How we can speak to our MPs on these issues, and advocate alongside those who are most affected.
30/04/2025
12:30
Online - Closing the void: How we reconnect politics with associational life
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Our democracy is in poor health. Trust and satisfaction with political parties and government is at an all time low and the gap between people and power is growing wider by the day.
But it’s not a strongman leader people want to change this. It’s more citizen involvement in democracy. This is according to brand new polling from More in Common for Power to Change.
Power to Change’s new report, Closing the void, explores whether people who are involved in associational organisations – like community businesses and working men’s clubs – are more likely trust democratic institutions than those who are not. Join us, and a panel of political and community experts to hear more about this research and how we can rebuild trust in democracy from the ground up.
08/05/2025
12:30
Online - The economic contribution of community business
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Power to Change has long advocated for greater investment in and support of community business, but there has been a gap in the quantitative evidence base around the unique economic contribution that community business makes, both at national and local levels.
Power to Change’s new report provides an estimate of the total economic contribution made by community business in terms of Gross Value Added (GVA), the first time this has been done in the sector. In this panel discussion, we will discuss the findings of this research, and the ways in which community businesses can use the report's key figures to make the case for investment.
20/05/2025
12:30