Thinker & Doer- progressive economics. Global Lead for #communitywealthbuilding @democracycollab. Chair @edas_scotland. @neilmcinroy.bsky.social
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This is not ‘just a football story’ but rather a story of a city-region in northern England aligning its economy into the orbit of an authoritarian state in the Gulf, accused of human rights abuses at home + terrible war crimes in Sudan.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
The UK must look at reparations. And we also need to look more deeply at landed Scottish Gentry and their ancestral role in slave trade. Many scottish estates (and castles) were built from wealth generated by slave trade.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckzd…
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Manchester City Council need to provide more transparency around the deal concerning the Man City stadium. I would argue it's a public asset and therefore the responsibility of the local authority to ensure it's maximising revenue back to the public purse
inews.co.uk/news/man-city-pa…
BBC has role that is mere propaganda for establishment. Here the future King of UK is on a tv sofa saying we need to prove how progress is possible on climate crisis, whilst he and and his elite ilk have a carbon footprint 50 times that of average family
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30r…
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A few thoughts on the announcement that the Jackdaw gas field development will go ahead 🧵
You'll hear claims today arguing we need Jackdaw for various reasons. Primarily some combination of energy security, perhaps cheaper bills and jobs. We should be sceptical of them.
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Bus deregulation, land taxation, Choose Independence, local govt reform, John Swinney’s speech, SNP conf vibes, Andy Burnhams interruption, the powerful film Naza & more besides. A day early listen lesleyriddoch.com/podcast
Politicians say 'moral failure' when they seek heightened stakes and show emotion. All very well. But we need detailed action that is just not draconian, and comprehensive not slip shod. And its nearly half way through term of UK Labour government.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq0m…
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#SNP26 has backed land tax promoted by Minister @hmgoodlad1. She accepted beefy amendment enforcing tougher fines for non registration. Huge applause for veteran land campaigner Rob Gibson who urged compulsory purchase for landowners who dont register. Yes thenational.scot/news/266459…
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#CommunityWealthBuilding has been around for 20 Years. This publication of essays from many people globally - who are engaged in CWB - highlight the successes and how movement has grown. Also has honest reflections, and challenges ahead. ONWARD!
democracycollaborative.org/w…
#CommunityWealthBuilding has been around for 20 Years. This publication of essays from many people globally - who are engaged in CWB - highlight the successes and how movement has grown. Also has honest reflections, and challenges ahead. ONWARD!
democracycollaborative.org/w…
Neil McInroy retweeted
This anniversary compendium is both a reflection on that journey and an invitation to continue it. Join us! democracycollaborative.org/w…
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Twenty years on, Community Wealth Building is no longer an emerging conversation. It is an international movement of ideas and practice that continues to evolve in response to the crises and possibilities of our age.
Neil McInroy retweeted
Community Wealth Building insists that wealth should circulate, not leak away; that ownership matters; that democracy must extend into the economy; and that places prosper when people have genuine power over their economic destinies.
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What is running through all the above contributions is a belief that economies are not indubitable constructions beyond citizen and democratic influence. They are social constructions and can therefore be reshaped through intentional collective action and activism.
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It demonstrates that local government, anchor institutions, trade unions, community organizations, activists and citizens are not powerless within the eddies and currents of global economic change. We can and will reshape economic futures.
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Community Wealth Building has gained traction precisely because it offers something both visionary and practical. It connects structural critique with grounded action.
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Together, these crises have exposed an economic system that is highly centralized, extractive, and vulnerable. They have also intensified the search for alternatives.
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The timing of this collection is significant for more reasons than a simple anniversary. Over the past 20 years, the world has experienced financial crises, widening inequality, democratic distrust, climate emergency, austerity, pandemic disruption and geopolitical instability.