The Preston Model and the future of the Community Wealth Building movement
The Preston Model of Community Wealth Building has already made an outsized contribution to the world of political-economic transformative change – no matter what happens next in the corridors of Preston City Council.
New study confirms: Community Wealth Building delivers real benefits
A study published in the British Medical Journal has shown that social metrics in Preston, England, improved significantly since the city adopted a Community Wealth Building programme.
The Preston Model ten years on: Community Wealth Building is an unstoppable movement
Ten years ago what's become known as 'The Preston Model' got it's start with a learning exchange, a desire for radical change, and maybe even a few beers! Here, leader of the Preston City Council, Matthew Brown, reflects on what's gone into it, the hard work still to come, and the movement it's spurred in the UK.