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
This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years, edition.cnn.com (Jun 18, 2026) - Record-breaking heat and dry spring leave parts of England without water, reuters.com (May 29, 2026)
- Quarter of England at risk of water shortages (Mar 28, 2026) — less water in the system than planners are currently preparing for will have a knock-on effect on new housing developments
Food UK
- The UK birth, death, and rebirth of the local market, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Jul 23, 2026)
- Across parties, across postcodes, ffcc.co.uk (Jul 17, 2026) — British people want government action on food
- The right to grow gains national momentum, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Jun 11, 2026) — Communities up and down the country are demanding a ‘right to grow.’ And this could have measurable impact on the UK’s food resilience, finds Nick Easen
Community energy UK
- How to make the sun shine at night, Craig Dalzell, commonweal.scot (Jul 16, 2026) — Upcoming battery technology may well finally eliminate the last disadvantage of renewable energy and turn what has been an intermittent power source into a fully dispatchable one.
- Ground-mounted solar done right, cpre.org.uk (Jul 01, 2026) — The Big Solar Co-op’s approach is simple: rooftops first, then ground-mounted solar done right. (date not found)
- Community energy needs support to win public backing for net zero, say MPs, thenews.coop (Jun 17, 2026) — The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee warns that the regulatory framework puts community energy at a disadvantage
Land UK
- Our Land: who owns the countryside? New documentary explores the access divide in England and Wale, theconversation.com (May 08, 2026)
- A Land Use Framework for England: will it help join up land use decisions?, cpre.org.uk (Apr 01, 2026)
- Who owns England? New plans make it a lot easier to find out, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Apr 01, 2026)
Housing UK
- England risks building new ‘death traps’ as experts warn of overheating crisis, theguardian.com (Jul 14, 2026) — Vulnerable people more at risk as research finds only half of local authority plans require cooling strategies
- Homes need more renewable energy tech – here’s how to make sure retrofits avoid creating e‑waste, theconversation.com (Jul 08, 2026)
- A Land Use Framework for England: will it help join up land use decisions?, cpre.org.uk (Apr 01, 2026)
Towards sustainable economies UK
- 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)
- Fixing social care: Report highlights potential of co-op model in the UK, thenews.coop (May 08, 2026) — Commissioned by Co-operatives UK and Cwmpas, the study found co-ops provide ‘fairer, better quality, community-rooted care’
- Farm co-ops can boost UK’s food security, says report, thenews.coop (May 05, 2026)
Fairer, kinder UK
- 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)
- The UK’s wealth ‘timebomb’ – and how to defuse it, theconversation.com (Nov 05, 2025)
Social inclusion UK
- ‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countryside, theguardian.com (Jul 12, 2026) — Environmental and refugee groups have joined forces to benefit lives and wildlife in Wales and elsewhere
- 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
- ‘People want a different vision of society’: London’s march for unity draws thousands, positive.news (Mar 30, 2026)
Sustainable livelihood UK
- Should farmers be paid a basic income?, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Jun 24, 2026) — Nick Easen talks to those who believe that a basic income for farmers would help reduce reliance on imports, build food security, and help the UK weather future shocks to the food system
- Working less is the most underrated climate solution, sower.world (May 14, 2025)
- ‘We can’t believe you would just trust us’: why social assistance shouldn’t come with strings attached, theconversation.com (Jan 02, 2025)
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