Restitch: The Social Fabric Summit

The Social Fabric Summit will bring together leading politicians, community and faith leaders, leading thinkers, and ordinary citizens to generate ideas, momentum and conversations to renew society in the wake of coronavirus.
A way of doing politics differently
Ann McGauran quotes Director Will Tanner on the future of politics in the UK and the importance of devolution.
Councils should support – not fight – community land trusts

Researcher Jenevieve Treadwell sets out the case for community land trusts and why councils should support them, citing research from our report ‘The Good Life’
The chance to reclaim communities starts here
Ann McGauran shares her interview with Director Will Tanner on the importance of strengthening our communities, ahead of New Local’s Stronger Things Conference.
The housing crisis is fraying our social fabric. Community land trusts offer a solution

Jenevieve Treadwell writes for Inside Housing on why Community Land Trusts offer a solution to the housing crisis.
We must harness the generosity of our communities to tackle future challenges
Dean Russell MP cites our report ‘The Good Life,’ in an article on giving back to our communities.
Family drift is tearing apart our social fabric – here’s what we should do

Senior Researcher Luke Stanley writes for the Reaction on intergenerational family ties, citing research from our report ‘The Good Life.’
Proximity between older parents and settled adults, 2001 to 2020
The Good Life

Britain needs a radical new social covenant between people, their communities and the State after decades of social alienation and decline.