In an Era of Brutal Cuts, One Ordinary Place has the Imagination to Fight Back

By Aditya Chakrabortty, The Guardian blog

And for those desperate to preserve a spark of hope in a political system that feels so hopeless, let me suggest this: watch Preston.

Cllr Matthew Brown on the Preston Model and the Economics of the Imagination

By Rob Hopkins, Rob Hopkins blog

I just want to see a culture, both economically and politically, and in the community, where people are encouraged to come forward with new ideas and they’re listened to.