The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES)
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CLES is the national organisation for local economies. We're working towards a future where local economies benefit people, place and the planet.
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I am so honoured to have been nominated for the inaugural Smart Thinking awards!
I love my job, but forever deal with self doubt & imposter syndrome. So being nominated is a real boost.
Like all awards, it is the wider team which makes any opportunity possible, so big shout out to all at CLES.
I love my job, but forever deal with self doubt & imposter syndrome. So being nominated is a real boost.
Like all awards, it is the wider team which makes any opportunity possible, so big shout out to all at CLES.
October 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I am so honoured to have been nominated for the inaugural Smart Thinking awards!
I love my job, but forever deal with self doubt & imposter syndrome. So being nominated is a real boost.
Like all awards, it is the wider team which makes any opportunity possible, so big shout out to all at CLES.
I love my job, but forever deal with self doubt & imposter syndrome. So being nominated is a real boost.
Like all awards, it is the wider team which makes any opportunity possible, so big shout out to all at CLES.
So, to resist the rise of the far right, Mayors can...
✅Reframe the story
✅Do democracy creatively
✅Create opportunity & hope with meaningful £
✅Empower communities
✅Reframe the story
✅Do democracy creatively
✅Create opportunity & hope with meaningful £
✅Empower communities
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So, to resist the rise of the far right, Mayors can...
✅Reframe the story
✅Do democracy creatively
✅Create opportunity & hope with meaningful £
✅Empower communities
✅Reframe the story
✅Do democracy creatively
✅Create opportunity & hope with meaningful £
✅Empower communities
🔑 Community power is key
Nick explained: A decline in social spaces has driven discontent. Money for places should be the beginning, not end, of investment in neighbourhoods. Crucially, communities should be involved in decision making & power should be seeded from the bottom up.
Nick explained: A decline in social spaces has driven discontent. Money for places should be the beginning, not end, of investment in neighbourhoods. Crucially, communities should be involved in decision making & power should be seeded from the bottom up.
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🔑 Community power is key
Nick explained: A decline in social spaces has driven discontent. Money for places should be the beginning, not end, of investment in neighbourhoods. Crucially, communities should be involved in decision making & power should be seeded from the bottom up.
Nick explained: A decline in social spaces has driven discontent. Money for places should be the beginning, not end, of investment in neighbourhoods. Crucially, communities should be involved in decision making & power should be seeded from the bottom up.
🌻 Opportunity & hope are vital for regional renewal
Mayor Claire noted: “People feel done to" & that regions don't lack ambition, but opportunity. She talked about how she's investing in communities in deprived areas + the importance of building social housing so people can stay local & thrive.
Mayor Claire noted: “People feel done to" & that regions don't lack ambition, but opportunity. She talked about how she's investing in communities in deprived areas + the importance of building social housing so people can stay local & thrive.
October 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🌻 Opportunity & hope are vital for regional renewal
Mayor Claire noted: “People feel done to" & that regions don't lack ambition, but opportunity. She talked about how she's investing in communities in deprived areas + the importance of building social housing so people can stay local & thrive.
Mayor Claire noted: “People feel done to" & that regions don't lack ambition, but opportunity. She talked about how she's investing in communities in deprived areas + the importance of building social housing so people can stay local & thrive.