Media Democracy

Matthew Brown has played a leading role in Preston City Council's work to maximise the benefits of public and quasi-public spending in the city. Changes to the culture of procurement in the city is having important redistributive effects and helping to foster a stronger co-operative sector. Here he talks with Dan Hind about the origins of Preston Model, the ways in which it has developed over the years, and what it can teach us about the potential for far-reaching reform in the English regions and beyond. The Centre for Local Economic Strategies has produced a short video about community wealth-building - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNQKaDYtmjs