Labour councils across the country are engaging in inspiring and innovative work on the ground, rolling out an ambitious agenda that harnesses and builds community wealth for the many, not the few.

The work of Preston’s Labour-run Council and partner institutions is one of the most celebrated exercises in community wealth building – but it is far from the only example.

Community Wealth Building projects are underway and on the go – up and down the country.

Labour-run Manchester City Council has long been pushing an agenda of progressive procurement.

Labour-run Hackney Council is setting up a publicly-owned municipal energy company, which will install solar panels on the roofs of council houses.

Labour’s Jamie Driscoll, newly elected mayor of the North of Tyne Combined Authority, ran on a programme of Community Wealth Building.

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