They’re sucking us dry – time to end the extraction economy
This Easter, families across the UK are having to work out if they can pay for a tank of petrol to visit family, or the weekly shop to feed the... read more →
A wellbeing economy for all of Britain – has the moment come?
“If we’re looking at GDP – if a water company pumps sewage into the water and then pays for that to be cleaned up, then that technically improves your GDP,... read more →
Symbolic unity and springtime hope
In a world seemingly on its knees with bad news – from wars and genocides, to climate catastrophe and social and political division at every turn – hope and unity... read more →
My Week
My Week is part of a new occasional blog series to give you insights into what we do here at Centre For Thriving Places, and also what our team members... read more →
Pride In Place Funding – Your Guides On The Journey
The Government’s upcoming £5bn Pride in Place funding is a welcome and much needed initiative in places up and down the country. Its focus on helping places to thrive, and... read more →
MORE POWER TO OUR REGIONS
The urgent need for courageous leadership from every UK region CTP's CEO Liz Zeidler chaired a panel for RORE (Reclaiming Our Regional Economies) at the 2025 Labour Party conference on... read more →
Fear, Flags and the Far Right
Finding the real enemy, reclaiming local economies and building a better future On Monday 29 September our CEO Liz Zeidler will host a Reclaiming Our Regional Economies (RORE) fringe event... read more →
Stemming the tide of the Great Local Sell-off
Recent headlines about massive local government sell offs have got Liz Zeidler, CTP's Co-Founder, angry. In her new blog she turns her anger to action as she explores the bigger... read more →
My week
My Week is part of a new occasional blog series to give you insights into what we do here at Centre For Thriving Places, and also what our team members do... read more →
MEET OUR NEW STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
It’s a pleasure to welcome Jo Burkill to CTP as our new Strategic Communications Manager. Jo has a postgraduate diploma in PR and media relations, and trained at one of... read more →