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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Read the full report by Reclaiming Our Regional Economies, a collaboration between leading not-for-profit organisations: 🖊️ Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) 🖊️ @thrivingplaces.bsky.social 🖊️ @cooperativesuk.bsky.social 🖊️ @neweconomics.bsky.social cles.org.uk/publications...

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Leah Millthorne @leahmillthorne.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Our new report out today outlines how our care system facilitates the extraction of value and wealth from places and local public service budgets, and explores what our communities, local and strategic authorities, and national governments can do about it. 📝💸📈

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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

🎟️ Tickets now on sale for CWB Summit 2025! 📅 3 July | 📍Manchester Join changemakers, grassroots leaders and policymakers to explore how local democracy and community wealth building can shape fairer economies. 🎤 Andy Burnham, Grace Blakeley + more 🔗 cles.org.uk/events/cwb-s...

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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

New CLES analysis shows that Trump’s 10% tariffs on UK exports will hit hardest outside London. 🚗 West Midlands: £330m drop (car exports) 💊 East of England: £240m drop (pharma, aerospace) ⚙️ NI: £40 per person lost 📖 Read more: cles.org.uk/press-releas...

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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

🚨 New Report 🚨 What could we get if schools, hospitals and universities sourced more food locally? A stronger economy, better sustainability & healthier communities! 📢 Feeding the Future explores how public procurement can transform Sheffield’s food system. 📖 Read more: buff.ly/h4i34Yt

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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🚀 Work in local economic development? Join the next CLES Open Hour—a relaxed, open space to connect, reflect & recharge. This month, we're talking procurement act & spending review - what they mean and how to respond to them. Free & open to all! Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cles-open-...

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Leah Millthorne @leahmillthorne.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

A very important feature of the Reclaiming Our Regional Economies programme is working out how to reduce runaway wealth extraction in our places - from health and care, to food, to housing. 1/2

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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

🚨 New blog: Why investing in local public services is foundational to economic growth. A thread on how local government drives prosperity—and why restoring funding could create jobs, boost growth, and strengthen communities. 🧵👇

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Leah Millthorne @leahmillthorne.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

New national procurement policy will prompt and support public institutions across the country to generate greater social value from their procurements, and deliver greater wealth and wellbeing for their local communities as a result. 🤝

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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Want to challenge inequality and build a stronger economy? Two very different (but equally exciting!) jobs going at CLES: 🌍 Trustees – Help steer our vision for economic justice. 📊 Researcher – Lead on policy-shaping research. Apply now 👉 cles.org.uk/jobs

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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

"It seems the government does have honest intentions, but that needs to be followed up by action" CLES's Sean Benstead on BBC Politics this morning, talking growth plans, Green Book reform and the regeneration of Old Trafford. Full episode here ➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 26/11/2024

"Infant mortality rises for third consecutive year in England. Risk of death for babies born in poorer areas is almost three times higher than in wealthier postcodes, figures show." The UK is a declining econcomy with a few extremely rich people. amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

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Infant mortality rises for third consecutive year in England | Infant and child mortality | The Guardian

Risk of death for babies born in poorer areas is almost three times higher than in wealthier postcodes, figures show

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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

The Telegraph is furious that it hasn't got the ceremonial benefits bloodletting it was promised & has branded it "the latest blow to businesses" 🤣 Business owners around the country waking up this morning & thinking "What?! No crackdown on ill & disabled people? May as well just shut up shop then"

Quote from the Telegraph: "Labour will on Tuesday unveil a flagship back-to-work plan that does not include a crackdown on sickness benefits in the latest blow to business."

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

1. I’m thinking aloud here, as I really don’t have the answers. This is a thread about the political challenge of the very large numbers of young men now supporting the far right. I’m writing it without blame or derision. I’m just trying to find a way through. 🧵

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Leah Millthorne @leahmillthorne.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

atm AI is probably a lot quicker than you but worse than you at your research job 📚✍️ but if you've only got 2hrs to get it written... you may as well go with chatGPT?

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Helen Hester @helenhester.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

The abolition of work is all well and good until one considers that I need an excuse to wear my little outfits.

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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 23/11/2024

"In a truly free market society, pervasive private power of the kind wielded by Blackrock should not exist." As Keir Starmer meets Blackrock head Larry Fink, I've published an excerpt from Vulture Capitalism on the rise of Blackrock, and Fink, on my Substack. open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...

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Leah Millthorne @leahmillthorne.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

little one has caught hand,foot&mouth for the second time since she started at nursery in OCTOBER. the barrage of bugs since her first day has been something else 🤧🫣 when will it end?

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Rosie Lockwood @rosielockwood.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Today is equal pay day - the day when women in the UK effectively work for free for the rest of the year, because of the gender pay gap 🙃 To mark the occasion, I've made 'Women of the North' starter pack of the incredible northern women you need to follow... go.bsky.app/P6Hu5Qk

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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Our condolences to the family of John Prescott on his passing today. An advocate for local and regional economies, John spoke at launch of CLES, and was President until 1997. Later, he wrote the foreword to this paper on the future of English regions: cles.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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Leah Millthorne @leahmillthorne.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Nice to have an excuse to re-intro our lovely non-profit think-do tank! Get in touch for collabs to explore new ways to create economic systems change. & if you're an anchor institute and want to deliver more local wealth for your community... we'd love to work with you 📥🤝🌱

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