2. Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The evidence base
Influencing policy
Putting research into practice

3. The National Strategy 2001
‘A 10 to 20 year plan to turn round poor neighbourhoods, to reduce dependency, and to empower local communities’
‘My vision is of a nation where no-one is seriously disadvantaged by where they live.’
Tony Blair (1998 and 2001)

4. JRF Neighbourhood Programme
20 neighbourhoods: Scotland, Wales and England
A learning network
Services from JRF
Evaluation

5. Local Authorities Halifax Working with Boothtown Partnership
Scarborough Putting Eastfield centre stage
Edinburgh Joint training – officers and residents

6. Councillors
A good councillor is a real asset John Taylor in Swindon; Rhianon Passmore at Ty Sign
Deselection What happened to one good councillor
Stand yourself? Should local activists stand for council?

7. Neighbourhood Organisations
Gellideg Foundation Group Strong residents group
Pollokshields Community planning
What about smaller groups? Lodge Farm and Malvern

8. Brokering power relations
Brokerage? What for?
Caia Park Tensions between agencies
Withdrawal of funds Who champions the community?

9. Assets Why assets? Quirk review Castle Vale Rents; endowment
Caia Park, Wales Staff; services
The dangers of assets?

10. Doing better: Neighbourhood Bodies
Participation Strong and varied base
Winning friends and influencing people
Funds Fund raising (and firm control)
Effective leaders ‘Bloody-minded and determined’

11. Doing Better: Local Authorities
Learning and dialogue
Realistic expectations
Time and continuity
Support and incentives for staff
Resources

12. Doing better: National Governments
Whose job?
Neighbourhood power: a means or an end?
Sustainable funding – how?
Neighbourhood action: national champions
Better evaluation – clearer aims