by localisewm | Nov 27, 2019 | Economy, Localisation
We continue our series of blogs exploring best practice examples of Community Economic Development from around the globe, this time we take a (digital) trip to Montreal, Canada to understand how RESO has helped consolidate and develop South-West companies to create...
by localisewm | Sep 18, 2019 | Economy, Globalisation, Localisation
With politically motivated disruptions to the globalised trading system increasing the risk of another global crash; Localise West Midlands continues to advocate for a radical decentralisation of capital and power to local economies, to help build a more economically...
by localisewm | Sep 12, 2019 | Economy, Local economies, Localisation
Enfield, North London, has been recovering from de-industrialisation during the 1980s and unemployment, low skills and deprivation remain stubbornly high. These challenges have been compounded by the drive for public sector austerity which has removed many low skilled...
by Mel | Jul 17, 2019 | Economy, Local economies, People power
Tech is integral to all of our lives. But lots of it occupies an anti-localisation space: The big four tech companies are global, and part of their appeal is connection to anywhere in the world. There are great benefit to this, but Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple...
by localisewm | Jun 6, 2019 | Economics, Economy, EU, Recycling, Sustainability
Here at LWM we advocate a more locally focused and sustainable approach to how we structure our society and economy, the ‘Circular Economy’ (read more about it as a theory here) is one of the many emerging models of economic activity that can help achieve this by...
by localisewm | May 9, 2019 | Economy, Local economies, Politics
As Uber lists on the stock exchange today with an estimated value of $100billion, perhaps it’s time we looked beyond our own immediate convenience and explore the bigger picture behind the corporate taxi apps, and other facilitators of the gig economy. Hands up, I’ve...