Honestly, you wait ages for a CLES job and then two come along at once 🚌 Two great opportunities here to join the CLES team, leading our insight and relationship building with local government and taking a senior role within our analysis team - apply now 👉

Delighted to be part of this important event from @HealthFdn, sharing insights from their Economies for Healthier Lives programme: https://t.co/OHrQAhOz9T Our @DavidB_CLES will be speaking alongside @AndyBurnhamGM and @paul4citymayor.

"Delivering the scale of climate action needed to fulfil our national ambitions is also an era-defining opportunity to build local economies which are focused on increasing the flow, circulation and ownership of wealth" Ace report from @ellieradcliffe9 and @CLESthinkdo colleagues

Today we launch Changing places - a new paper from @DavidB_CLES that looks to the future of social value and provides a rallying call to action for place-based leaders to forge ahead in their pursuit of social value excellence. Read it here 🔗 https://t.co/JxH9YtW081

Great to launch the report @CLESthinkdo has written with @Cwmpas_Coop for @ColegauCymru on Social Value in Welsh Further Education. Chaired by @JGriffithsLab MS and response by @WelshGovernment Education Secretry @lynne_neagle - read the report here👉 https://t.co/UWPZJXjBZT

Great substack here from Economies for Healthy Lives Salford, sharing their experience of developing a network of anchor institutions in Salford, featuring insight into the role of anchors in community wealth building from our very own @DavidB_CLES: https://t.co/7yeVwbcu5l

Big shout out to @LeahMillthorne @DavidB_CLES @Helenisworking Joseph Tupling Balint Lucaks for all their hard work on producing this analysis. Watch out for more in 2024 👀

Growth is not enough. We need to ask who profits from it and who is left behind. Our new report reveals the hidden flows of wealth in Greater Manchester and how we can create a more democratic and inclusive economy

@DavidB_CLES @SeanBenstead roasting a few marshmallows on the fires of change at the @CLESthinkdo stand at #CWBSummit Come and say hello! Or if you’re not here - say hello online 👋

I notice that some 'inclusive growth' advocates are now starting to talk about 'fair growth'. Perhaps thinking a switch in discourse may result in a new credibility. It won't work! Old piece from me and @DavidB_CLES https://t.co/fkugF3lxZj

Absolutely right that the issue is as much about the absence of intentional progressive approaches to transforming purchasing power @DavidB_CLES than required changes in law, and well-meaning rhetoric needs to be replaced by meaningul collaborative action

Some thoughts on the power of procurement to transform the health and wealth of our local communities 👇

🚨 #CWB23 is go 🚨 Booking now open for the only UK-wide event dedicated to examining and expanding progressive local economics. Join us in Manchester on the 9 November 🔗 https://t.co/DeQ5JJkg7t

With the #Procurement Bill back in Parliament, our @DavidB_CLES argues that while it's necessary, it's not a panacea. Public procurement could do much more if the people charged with spending public 💰 had the time and resources to make it work better for their place 👇

The Procurement Bill is making its way through the Commons. Here are the highlights (in case you don’t have time to read the whole Bill) from our procurement guru, @DavidB_CLES: https://t.co/jAA9h9GeBo And if you don’t have time to read the article, here’s a handy 🧵

I'm focussed on practical action toward an economy that genuinely works for people, place and planet- #communitywealthbuilding However, it is worth debunking the wrong starting points. Here is me and @DavidB_CLES on the hapless oxymoron #inclusivegrowth

#Growth has been on everybody's lips in CLES hq - literally, for some of us, in honour of #Movember! If you'd like to donate to the team, you can do so here: https://t.co/RTwlywec4W

Lot of talk about growth in last few days. Here is me and @DavidB_CLES from 4 years ago, explaining why we needed #inclusiveeconomy not #inclusivegrowth https://t.co/fkugF3lxZj

Great day @CLESthinkdo supporting places to think differently about local economies. Moving from picking winners to foundational. From inclusive growth to inclusive economy, from drifting markets to anchoring wealth. @DavidB_CLES @SeanBenstead @RedRachelita @tweetingantonia

A big thank you to @DrEWincup, John McKendrick of @GCU_GSBS, @DavidJBeckFood, @DanSilver_07, Hollie Walsh from @HMHCmcr & @DavidB_CLES for joining our local anti-poverty strategies research panel this afternoon. @penny_rimmer2 @GMPovertyAction @GMLivingWage