Recession and Credit Crunch

On this policy page you can find all content on the website relating to the recession and the credit crunch.

This includes news, resources to support organisations through the economic crisis and information on Urban Forum's community re-investment banking campaign

Other Recession and Credit Crunch Content:

In PRU 2011

Work Programme targets - can they be met?

Rising unemployment

Bank reform proposals could be kicked into the long grass

1920s style drop in living standards

Treasury offer cash to local authorities to freeze council tax

Government under pressure to establish growth strategy

Sustainable urban neighbourhoods

Church Action on Poverty ‘Rip Off TV' campaign wins award

Lessons from Canada's spending cuts

Credit, debt and financial difficulty in Britain 2009-10

Amendments to Finance Bill to tackle legal loan sharking

Robin Hood hits the road

Research into the impact of globalisation on poverty in the UK

In PRU 2010

Debt On Our Doorstep tell Vince to put a cap on it!

National Housing Federation plan financial services for low income households

VCS asked for more for less ideas as budgets cut

Spending Challenge - tell government to cut it out

Human Rights and wrongs of spending cuts

Housing tenants lose voice as National Tenant Voice is axed

100 ways to help the high street

Understanding community resilience in deprived areas

Committee publishes report on helping over-indebted consumers

Localism the key to managing cuts

Plans for Post Office banking published

Early Day Motion calls for supermarket levy to fund third sector

Communities raise a glass to support to buy pubs

CEMVO research highlights impact of recession on BME sector

Understanding Ethnicity and Assets

Community Development Finance Assessed

Guidance on responsible lending published

Better Banking Coalition launched

CLES calls for changes in assessment of local economic development

Councils under pressure from ageing population

Loan Sharks Cost UK's poorest £29m This Christmas

John Denham speaks on the leadership role of councils in building recovery

New Local Innovation Awards Scheme

£2.6m Christmas bonus for high streets' empty shops

Stories of resilience from the BME Third Sector

Strengthening support for BME social enterprises

Pre-Budget Report

Building Stronger Communities Taskforce report published

Responses to the 'Reforming Financial Markets' consultation

In Briefings

Big Society Bank Mini-Briefing

Quick Guide to the Spending Review

A briefing on the emergency budget

Government Response to Post Office Banking consultation

Building Britain's Future Briefing

10 things you need to know about Community Reinvestment

Real Help for Communities - Volunteers, Charities and Social Enterprises

In Better Banking Blog

Transparency hides a multitude of sins

How can 60% interest for a credit card be too high, but 60,000% is okay?

Money men join calls for tougher bank regulation

Will banking be better in the Big Society?

Labour bares election teeth to loansharks and predatory lenders

Could this really be it?

Budget leaves the door to CRA open

Blaming people feels good, but is ultimately fruitless

Better Banking - Too Big To Fail

When it's rational to be irrational, then you know it's time to intervene!

Not so much a blog, more a list of today's successes...

Why we support the Robin Hood Tax campaign

US citizens' lead the charge towards better banking

Chancellor signals his support but a hard slog ahead

Numbers of ‘unbanked' fall, but celebrating the end of financial exclusion is premature

Shuffling of papers suggests signs of activity at the Treasury

PM calls for responsible finance

Time for Responsible Finance

What does £140bn buy you these days?

Stop Attacking Bankers' Bonuses

Radical thinking, not more of the same

Reforming the Banking System

Clearing the community reinvestment backblog

Building Momentum

Finally gone public...

Community reinvestment progress

In Previous Events

It's The Stupid Economy!

In Consultations

Consumer Credit Review Response

Post Office Banking consultation response

Reforming Financial Markets consultation response

In Whitehall Watch

Reaction to the Spending Review

Why we need to reconfigure the Big Society programme

Big Society - the view from the frontline

In Reports

Banking on Change research report

In Comment & Analysis

Post Bank Plans add another piece to the Better Banking jigsaw

Community Reinvestment: people-centred finance for the 21st century

In Older Clearways

Clearway 66

In Previous research

Poll Results

In Community Reinvestment

Our proposals for banking reform

Actions you can take

Community Reinvestment

Community Reinvestment made simple

Supporters

Community Reinvestment Petition

Calling for community reinvestment

In News

10 Big Ideas for 2010

In Annual Conference 2009

Conference Feedback

In Handy Guides

Urban Forum Guide to Community Resilience

In Current and future research

Urban Forum and CLES launch new research into Community Resilience

In Blogs

Our Blogs

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