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Tag Archives: Greater Manchester
Let’s talk about the elections
Let’s talk about the elections! Wednesday 14th June 6.30-8pm Lounge at Manchester Methodist Hall Central Buildings, Oldham St, Manchester M1 1JQ We’ve now had both the Greater Manchester Mayoral election and the General Election. Together these define a new context … Continue reading
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Tagged #GE2017, elections, GMMayor, Greater Manchester, policy, Politics, viable economy
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Unpacking how community business could make Greater Manchester’s economy more viable
May’s Café Conversation was held on 17.5.17 at Methodist Hall, Manchester. 15 people took part in a highly engaged, enthusiastic, structured discussion as part of Steady State Manchester (SSM) working on its journey on how to practically envision a shift … Continue reading
Posted in Business, community, community business, economics, environment, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester City Region, Viable Economy
Tagged community, community business, community economic development, community resilience, economics, environment, foundational economy, Greater Manchester, health, social change, Steady State Manchester, viable economy
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Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 5, Anchor Institutions
We continue the serialisation of our report, Policies for the City Region. In this short installment we explore the idea of “Anchor Institutions” as key actors and resources in moving towards a viable Regional society and economy. And there’s plenty … Continue reading
Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 4, Fossil Fuel Divestment.
We continue the serialisation of our report, Policies for the City Region. In this short installment we explore the ethical necessity and pragmatic benefits of NW institutions dumping their investments in fossil fuel companies and putting that money to better … Continue reading
Achieving a viable economy – is community business the answer?
Next cafe conversation about community businesses and a brief report from our AGM… Wednesday 17th May 6.30-8pm Lounge at Manchester Methodist Hall Central Buildings, Oldham St, Manchester M1 1JQ There are many types of community businessess including shops, farms, pubs or … Continue reading
Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 2, Energy.
We continue the serialisation of our report, Policies for the City Region. This installment is about Greater Manchester using considerably less energy, and the transition to clean energy. It is a long installment but we thought it best to keep … Continue reading
Mayfield’s future – unleashing the imagination
We have covered a number of planning issues here recently. One thing we have highlighted is the “imaginative deficit”, that the plans being offered, whether for specific urban developments, or for the City Region’s use of land as a whole, … Continue reading
Greater Manchester: Towards a retrofit Garden City?
Greater Manchester: Towards a retrofit Garden City? We have been critical of recent plans in Greater Manchester1 but what might a better approach look like? At our latest conversation event we considered the idea of making the city region more … Continue reading
