It is a sad but undeniable fact that post Brexit levels of hate crime have risen across some parts of the UK, most notably England and Wales. Intolerance, ignorance, prejudice and inequality have emerged as communities try to make sense…
‘Thrive West Midlands’ – the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) Mental Health Commission action plan. On the 31st January 2017 the West Midlands Mental Health Commission Action Plan was launched by Norman Lamb MP. Central to the production of the…
People from across North Ayrshire are being offered the chance to stake their claim for up to £1,250 for worthy projects which will improve the lives of others. A total of £50,000 is up for grabs in the participatory budgeting…
On the morning of Friday 6 November 2015, a learning exchange was held on the topic of Human Resources, co-production and public sector transformation. The exchange was facilitated by Shared Future CIC and hosted by Manchester City Council. The venue…
Protecting the Right to the City in the UK: a brief introduction to Community Land Trusts, as part of work leading up to the the UN-HABITAT World Urban Forum 7 Shared Future CIC was asked to produce a brief introduction to…
In 2013 Durham County Council were facing some tough financial decisions. So they developed a simple interactive board game to involve citizens in these difficult debates. Using a successful round of participatory budgeting distribution days, that helped Durham win recognition…
The Academy of Urbanism is well used to reporting on the innovations that bring about an urban renaissance. In an article by Katy Hawkins the Academy now looks at participatory budgeting (PB) in the USA, the UK and more widely.…
Running over a number of years the Well London health and wellbeing initiative has been using participatory budgeting styled events to select projects for support, using money from the National Lottery and other local funding sources. Across a wide number…