Powell, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6229-9912 (2024) Fairer Future for York: Report 1. Project Report. Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York, UK.

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Abstract

York has a long and rich history. It boasts an impressive offering of culture, heritage, and hospitality as well as a high quality of life for many of its residents. However, its wealth, resources, and quality of life are not shared equally by all and if things continue as they are, this gap is only going to widen. Yet it’s not impossible to change course, set our collective sights on something better, a Fairer Future for York.

Originally conceived as a small-scale event to learn lessons from other local authorities as well as co-operative and alternative economy experts, the Fairer Future for York project snowballed into a somewhat bigger event with a much broader focus.

Through conversations with JRF’s Emerging Futures Team, local councillors and council officers, as well as external collaborators, it became clear that to really grasp what a fairer future might look like, a more holistic approach would be needed. On 31 January 2024, the first Fairer Future for York event brought together 24 co-operative development experts, strategic stakeholders, councillors, and grassroots community organisers from York and around the country.

3 key themes were set out to shape our thinking, planning, and discussion: Health and social care, Housing and land, Local economy and community wealth building.

Across these themes, a set of avenues for enquiry were also developed. We considered the role of co-operatives and other social enterprises in generating and retaining wealth, potential social investment models, options and opportunities for more community-owned and controlled assets.

We also explored how policy and practice needs to change to support community wealth building, ensuring a fairer future for York is also a fairer future for the planet and the environment. We questioned how we can safeguard and nurture a resilient community-led economy, one that is sufficiently robust to weather any storms to come.

Item Type:	Monograph (Project Report)
Status:	Published
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
School/Department:	York Business School
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/10709

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