30th October, 2018 / Nicola, CCIN
As nearly every city authority in the country has either looked to, or is implementing their own smart city project could this kind of smart thinking translate to an urban area? Like many post-industrial areas in Great Britain it has its own share of social issues with unemployment and deprivation. In the last Multiple Deprivation ...
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9th October, 2018 / Nicola, CCIN
It was a pleasure to visit Croydon for the CCIN annual meeting on 4th October, opened by Sharon Taylor the Leader of Stevenage Council and Chair of CCIN who reminded us of all the great work that has been done during the year and the significant growth in membership. I am not sure what ...
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7th October, 2018 / Nicola, CCIN
People feel alienated and remote from politics. The financial crash led to a decade of austerity. Austerity has ripped the heart out of communities with the loss of shared spaces like libraries, pubs, youth and community centres. Good jobs have been lost to automation. Inequality has grown deeper even though the economy’s grown bigger because ...
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