"Wealth is just scooshed out of the local economy" Community Wealth Building, with Jonty Leibowitz of CLES

Much has been said about the centralisation of wealth and power in major cities. London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff. these behemoths sucking up the economic activity of their regions as the cities expand and draw in more people and more business in from the now dubbed "Satalite Towns". Is having all the business and production of Greater Manchester concentrated in the city centre the right economic plan for a region? Are we leaving communities to crumble as we build shiny new tower blocks in Spinningfields and Deansgate? Is there another way? This week we are joined by Jonty Leibowitz (@JontyLeibowitz) from the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (@CLESthinkdo). Jonty talks us through Community Wealth Building, how local governments can use the powers they already have to keep wealth in there localities and how democracy in the workplace interlinks with climate change. LinksJontys' new report with CLEShttps://cles.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Green-Recovery-FINAL2.pdfShout outs UCU campaign to save University workershttps://twitter.com/manmetucu/status/1284049513653719045?s=20Trees not Cars@TreesNotCarsDiversifying and Decolonising Economics@DivDecEconCommon Wealth @CmmonwealthIf you like the show tell your comrades!Find us at Twitter:@MCRGND_PODInsta: ManchestergndpodFB:MCRGNDPODSupport the show