News Aggregator/Basic needs UK
Stay updated with the latest UK news on a wide range of topics connected with Basic needs and Wellbeing Economy.
Water and drought UK
UK government ‘irresponsible’ for not publishing emergency drought plans, theguardian.com (Aug 17, 2026) - The UK towns at risk of running out of water within six weeks, inews.co.uk (Aug 12, 2026)
- From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now, theguardian.com (Aug 12, 2026) — Rejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready country
Food UK
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- The rise of the "social supermarket" in the UK is about more than cheap, nutritious food [BBC], Daily Alteranative (Sep 15, 2026)
- Growth is not the same as public value, ffcc.co.uk (Sep 07, 2026) — FFCC Chief Exec Sue Pritchard on what kind of economic choices build the country we want to live in
Community energy UK
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- ‘It bloody works’: why the world’s oldest cheddar-maker uses a ‘milk-source’ heat pump, theguardian.com (Sep 17, 2026)
- British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it, Andy Burnham, theguardian.com (Sep 17, 2026) — With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution
Land UK
- A joyful harvest: the young Welsh farmers growing food for Birmingham, theguardian.com (Sep 13, 2026) — A charity in Powys provides the land while growers do the hard work, producing bumper crops for city children
- Andy Burnham announces thousands of new homes, but is the government much closer to its target?, theconversation.com (Sep 02, 2026)
- The five quick wins to the Land Reform challenge in Scotland [Community Land Scotland], Daily Alternative (Jul 29, 2026)
Housing UK
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- Andy Burnham announces thousands of new homes, but is the government much closer to its target?, theconversation.com (Sep 02, 2026)
- Share offer for UK’s biggest community development passes first target, thenews.coop (Aug 20, 2026)
Towards sustainable economies UK
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- Growth is not the same as public value, ffcc.co.uk (Sep 07, 2026) — FFCC Chief Exec Sue Pritchard on what kind of economic choices build the country we want to live in
- Britain’s green transition should belong to everyone. Why is Labour so intent on stopping us having our say? George Monbiot, theguardian.com (May 27, 2026)
Fairer, kinder UK
- The rise of the "social supermarket" in the UK is about more than cheap, nutritious food [BBC], Daily Alteranative (Sep 15, 2026)
- The English restaurant turning hospitality on its head, positive.news (May 27, 2026) — At a pay-as-you-can restaurant in Stroud, radical hospitality and good food are bringing strangers together
- The Power Shift: Lessons from communities already making renewables work for them, scottishbeacon.com (Dec 05, 2025)
Social inclusion UK
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- The rise of the "social supermarket" in the UK is about more than cheap, nutritious food [BBC], Daily Alteranative (Sep 15, 2026)
- A "Scottish Artists Minimum Income" scheme is to be piloted as soon as practicable [The Skinny], Daily Alternative (Sep 01, 2026)
Sustainable livelihood UK
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- A "Scottish Artists Minimum Income" scheme is to be piloted as soon as practicable [The Skinny], Daily Alternative (Sep 01, 2026)
- From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now, theguardian.com (Aug 12, 2026) — Rejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready country
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