Georgina Edwards, Policy and Research Manager, represented Plunkett and the community business movement at a panel event hosted by Building Communities Trust in Cardiff. Community Assets: Empowering Communities The event’s theme was “Community Assets: Empowering Communities”. Evidence has demonstrated, time and time again, that that the existence of community assets – and the [...]
Georgina Edwards, Plunkett's Policy and Research Manager provides an update on Plunkett's response to the Scottish Government consultation on Community Wealth Building. Last week Plunkett Foundation responded to a consultation by the Scottish Government on the implementation of Community Wealth Building. We drew attention to ways of supporting community businesses to set [...]
Some welcome news in Jeremy Hunt’s spring budget 2023 but the crisis has not gone away, there are still many in need. The headlines of getting people “back to work” may well be the focus in today’s papers, but for many community-owned businesses that Plunkett represents there were still questions unanswered in [...]
Plunkett responds to the announcement that a Community Wealth Fund will be included in an expanded Dormant Assets scheme Last October, Plunkett Foundation along with 3,300 other organisations and individuals submitted written evidence to the Government consultation on the future of the Dormant Assets Scheme. Since its inception over a decade ago [...]
Plunkett Foundation is a member of the Post Office Advisory Group, the consumer watchdog for postal services which is convened by Citizens Advice. Last week, Plunkett responded to a draft consumer workplan published by Citizens Advice, which outlines their advocacy priorities related to post office policy for the coming year. In a rapidly changing [...]
Plunkett's response to the APPG for Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse Georgina Edwards, Policy and Research Manager What is the impact of the cost of living crisis on rural businesses and consumers? Georgina Edwards, Plunkett's Policy and Research Manager has submitted evidence to the APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) [...]
Chris Cowcher, Head of Policy reflects on yesterday’s Autumn Statement. We recognise that the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement was delivered against the backdrop of multiple crises impacting the global community right now. It was also never going to be “give away” budget. However, responding to the challenges we are facing right now is [...]
Plunkett urges community businesses to respond to Government energy survey by 30 October 2022 The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have published a new survey, calling on businesses to provide information about their energy usage and the impact of rising costs on operations and service provision. It is of [...]
Summary of Plunkett's response to the consultation on the English portion of dormant assets funding Plunkett Foundation has responded to the consultation on the English portion of dormant assets funding, representing the views of rural community-owned businesses. The consultation follows the passing of the Dormant Assets Act, earlier this year and will [...]
New research, from the Plunkett Foundation's 'A Better Form of Business' reports, reveals strong community business growth and a growing movement of rural community grassroots campaigners. Despite extremely difficult trading conditions, the courage of rural communities is creating business growth where commercial companies fail. UK charity the Plunkett Foundation has published today, [...]
