Chris Cowcher, Plunkett's Head of Policy & Communications, provides a response to the Queen's Speech Whilst the sight of Prince Charles delivering the speech to mark the State Opening of Parliament earlier this week; in place of the Queen, offered a unique sight for spectators of this grand ceremony there wasn’t actually [...]
Chris Cowcher, Plunkett's Head of Policy & Communications, outlines our approach to advocacy work Plunkett Foundation, as a membership body, represents the interests of our membership and the wider community business sector through our policy and advocacy work. This includes responding to consultations, submitting evidence to committees and directly engaging with stakeholders [...]
Chris Cowcher, Plunkett's Head of Policy & Communications, considers the impact of Spring Budget Statement for community-owned businesses The backdrop facing Rishi Sunak’s and his Spring Statement; delivered in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon, could not have been made more clear than by the announcement that UK inflation had hit 6.2% [...]
Chris Cowcher, Plunkett's Head of Policy & Communications, shares his reflections on the Levelling Up White Paper and what it means for community-owned businesses We are nearly a fortnight on from the publication of the Government’s much talked about Levelling Up White Paper, a document packed full of detail and spread over [...]
Plunkett launches an online directory of assets of community value - ACVs Keep It in the Community (KIITC) is an online database of all community assets in England, such as pubs, shops and land, that have been nominated or registered as an Asset of Community Value (ACV). First set up by mySociety, [...]
Why a community-led approach is needed in Scotland and Northern Ireland - responding to food strategy consultations. Over the past 18 months, the pandemic has brought into focus the weaknesses in our food system. Reliant on often long, global supply chains, our food system is vulnerable to disruption. As consumers, we [...]
An overview of relevant announcements and updates for our members: First 21 projects awarded support from the Community Ownership Fund announced First 105 projects awarded support from the Levelling Up Fund announced No update provided on the UK Community Renewal Fund (the pre-cursor to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), the replacement programme for [...]
Tomorrow the Chancellor will travel from Number 11 Downing Street to Parliament to deliver the Autumn Spending Review. Whilst no one is expecting this to include a big “giveaway” budget for the community business with no anticipated announcements of new funding programmes, Plunkett in its pre-Spending Review submission to Treasury took the opportunity to champion [...]
Unlocking the potential of community business to boost the rural economy Plunkett Foundation has submitted a response to an inquiry into rural productivity by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Rural Business and the Rural Powerhouse. The inquiry seeks to investigate ways to bridge the 18% disparity in productivity between rural and urban [...]
Plunkett responds to cross-parliamentary inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on the pub sector. The Pubs APPG is made up of MPs from across the political spectrum. Their inquiry sought views on: How did the UK Government’s handling of the crisis affect the pub sector? Was its support effective? What can [...]
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