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Valuing cities

UK Urban Futures commissioner Michael Keith explains why it’s important to value the way cities combine material, social and technological forms.
11 Jul 2023 Professor Michael Keith
View of Edinburgh, featuring the historic Edinburgh Castle on a hilltop, surrounded by lush greenery. The skyline includes the ornate Balmoral Hotel with its clock tower, under a partly cloudy sky.
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What’s gone wrong with social housing?

Social housing has a noble history of providing decent homes for people on low incomes, but recent years have seen scandal after scandal. Paul Eastwood argues for structural change in the sector.
29 Mar 2023 Paul Eastwood
A tall residential apartment building with multiple balconies stands against a clear blue sky with scattered white clouds. The structure has a modern design, featuring grids of windows and sliding doors.
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Our social insecurity system

How can we regenerate our social security system to remove insecurity and ensure everyone is receiving the support they need to survive?
15 Nov 2022 Hannah Webster
A woman sits at a wooden table, working on a laptop, while holding a toddler on her lap. The woman looks focused on the screen. A window offers natural light, and there is a basket and a baby bottle on the table.
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The importance of public entrepreneurship

Our healthcare system needs transformational change that creates the space for a new paradigm to emerge. Read about how our public entrepreneurship project can support this.
7 Sep 2022 Ian Burbidge
A hallway with colorful sticky notes and papers covering a wooden wall, forming an organized display of ideas or plans. The notes include various handwritten text. A door and part of a ceiling are visible in the background.
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A rough guide to being a public entrepreneur in practice

This rough guide presents the insights of 12 NHS Lothian staff who challenged the status quo to find new ways of innovating their work.
7 Sep 2022 Ian Burbidge, Jamie Cooke, Ella Firebrace, Benny Souto, Beatrice Bekar, Adanna Shallowe
A vibrant illustration with birds, hands, trees, and waves intertwined with motivational phrases like "Develop trust and support," "Harness the power of collective," and "See different perspectives" in a teal, black, and white color scheme.
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Key workers in the pandemic

This report puts forward a comprehensive agenda to tackle economic insecurity in key workers and ensure they are properly supported to enjoy secure, healthy, fulfilling lives.
24 Sep 2021 Jake Jooshandeh
A woman with curly hair wearing a polka dot face mask sits on a bus. She is wearing a dark coat and looking out the window. Another passenger is seated further back. The image is in black and white.
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The pandemic through the stories of key workers

During the pandemic, many key workers have experienced impacts on their economic security, mental and physical health, working and home lives. These are just some of their stories.
24 Sep 2021 Jake Jooshandeh
A healthcare worker in a face shield, mask, and gloves, prepares to administer an injection to an elderly woman sitting in a home setting. The woman, wearing a pink and gray sweater, looks at the healthcare worker with a smile.