Reposted by @oliver-chan.bsky.socialThe Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 01/06/2026We're launching "Community wealth building around the world" — a new series exploring how places across the globe are putting community wealth building into practice. First stop: The Basque Country Read the first instalment from Andoni Egia Olaizola and Oliver Chan 👇 cles.org.uk/community-we... 064
Reposted by @oliver-chan.bsky.socialThe Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 01/04/2026CLES began as a collective response to difficult times for local economies ✊ Today, in an age of permacrisis, our purpose matters more than ever 🌍 We’ve rebranded for the first time 20 years - a renewal for what comes next 🔥 @sarahlonglands.bsky.social writes 👇 cles.org.uk/cles-at-40-r... 043
Reposted by @oliver-chan.bsky.socialThe Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 31/03/2026CLES has a fresh new identity 🌱 From today, we are the Centre for Local Economies - an independent think tank and charity that puts economics in its place 🏘️ 🔗 www.cles.org.uk 1158
oliver-chan.bsky.social @oliver-chan.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Have just had an article published with @publicsectorfocus.bsky.social for @clesthinkdo.bsky.social about how profit is being extracted from locally commissioned care services and how to build a better care system flickread.com/edition/html...flickread.comRead the digital edition of today! 122
oliver-chan.bsky.social @oliver-chan.bsky.social · 09/10/2025It's been a busy week giving interviews on the Jaguar Land Rover car plant shutdown crisis for @lbc.co.uk, Global Radio North West and Radio Liverpool 1/ 121
Reposted by @oliver-chan.bsky.socialThe Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 07/10/2025When one company – like Jaguar Land Rover – dominates a local economy, its crisis can ripple through communities 🌊 @oliver-chan.bsky.social spoke to @lbc.co.uk's Jonathan Ray about the impact of the JLR hack + how we need to build resilient, locally rooted economies 📻 ⤵️ 073