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Autumn leaves, signalling the start of a new term.

Waking up to the challenges and opportunities of a ‘new term’

Here's what’s on the agenda for Centre For Thriving Places…September always feels more like a new year than the 1st January ever does.  Those formative years of conditioning leave a... read more →

My Week

My Week is part of a blog series, that aims to give you an insight into what we each do here at Centre For Thriving Places, plus what we choose... read more →

5 things local authorities can do with the Thriving Places Index

5 things local authorities can do with the Thriving Places Index How to spot good growth in all postcodes… and to generate it, from scratch. Our Thriving Places Index is... read more →

Why local markets matter

Supporting high street markets helps to rewire local economies, locking in wealth for local communities.Markets are a tale as old as time, a component of how we have built places for millennia. A place where communities once gathered... read more →
Cash, represented by a pile of coins.

Profit from, or profit for?

We welcomed the government’s announcement of a cap on profiteering from care home ownership, a subject we at CTP have been campaigning around throughout 2026. Alongside it came some positive... read more →

All you need is L…eadership

As talk of leadership floods every headline, Liz Zeidler, Centre for Thriving Places’ Co-Director and Founder explores what kind of leadership is needed for us all to thrive. Leadership, leadership,... read more →
A woman in an orange t-shirt sits at a table looking at a credit card, with worry on her face.

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 →
Zack Polanski gives his first speech on economic policy at the New Economic Foundation's 40th anniversary event.

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 →
Purple and white spring flowers starting to show through.

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 →
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