One of the things I love best in my job is getting out to meet people in person.
So I was delighted to meet with Gareth Hughes from @weallaotearoa.bsky.social earlier today.
We talked about the opportunity of CWB to reach the destination of a fairer & flourishing economy where wellbeing is central.

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.

We have nominated @naomimason.bsky.social for the Think Tanker of the year at the inaugural @smartthinking.bsky.social Think Tank Awards 🌟

Naomi is a powerful voice in Scottish politics and economics, and a leading advocate for Community Wealth Building 👏

I really enjoyed my time at the SNP party conference yesterday. It was my first time at a political conference and I was struck by the conversations had, the views heard and the energy in some of the fringe events. Thanks to @futureeconscot.bsky.social & @ipprscotland.bsky.social for your events.

When one company – like Jaguar Land Rover – dominates a local economy, its crisis can ripple through communities 🌊

@oliver-chan.bsky.social spoke to @lbc.co.uk's Jonathan Ray about the impact of the JLR hack + how we need to build resilient, locally rooted economies 📻 ⤵️

It's my last blog of 2024, and after a year at @clesthinkdo.bsky.social it felt like an opportune moment to reflect.

My key takeaway is that "We cannot hope to see flourishing local economies if our people and places do not have a seat at the decision-making table"

#communities #localeconomy

"Often, bringing power from Holyrood down to our local places seems to be a step too far here in Scotland."

@naomimason.bsky.social's latest Scotland update covers power, the good the, bad and the ugly from last week's Budget and her reflections from 12 months at CLES ➡️ cles.org.uk/blog/scottis...

Our condolences to the family of John Prescott on his passing today.

An advocate for local and regional economies, John spoke at launch of CLES, and was President until 1997. Later, he wrote the foreword to this paper on the future of English regions: cles.org.uk/wp-content/u...

The event report from our second #CWBConvo is up now on
the MJ, with Naomi Mason reflecting on the opportunity that community wealth building provides for rural places 🔗 themj.co.uk/powering-rur...