Lately we’ve been thinking a lot about The Stove as an
opportunity to put our money where our mouths are in thinking about the society
we live in. We’ve been inspired by the New Economics Foundation to think about
the way we work, and crucially, invest in services and people locally.
The 'leaky bucket' - how easy it is for new investment in a place to be allowed to escape and lose its long term effect - from 'Plugging the Leaks' - New Economics Foundation |
'Money, like other aspects of life, has become controlled by
distant organisations who, as the recent economic turmoil has demonstrated, do
not necessarily have our best interests at heart. As the New Economics
Foundation put it, our economies have become like ‘leaky buckets’, money that
should be staying and circulating locally being sucked out to distant
corporations and shareholders. This all adds to our vulnerability in
times of increasing uncertainty, rather than reducing it.
Local enterprises are more likely to employ local people,
provide services to improve the local quality of life, spend money locally and
so circulate wealth in the community, promote community cohesion and, by
reducing transportation of goods from across communities, are likely to have a
smaller environmental footprint.'
Lets use the resources of The Stove to give the maximum effect in our local economy and society -
if you’ve got ideas about ways The Stove could be effective
in assisting regeneration locally then please do get in touch info@thestove.org