Plunging into ‘deep time’ using stories of ancient landscapes and a culinary journey too, a retreat next month will explore the origins of the Earth – and humankind. Positive News finds out more [...]
The Labour leader has moved ahead in the polls, showing a clear appetite for his positive approach to politics, writes Giselle Green. And it’s not just politicians that need to take note, it’s [...]
MEPs have overwhelmingly rejected an attempt by a UK Conservative MEP to oppose a full ban on neonicotinoid pesticides which have been linked to the decline of bees
Older people led masterclasses in skills such as dressmaking and breadmaking at GrandFest, a one-day festival in east London
Pay inequality, zero-hour contracts and a sense of disempowerment are driving people to form co-operatives, finds a new report. The sector is strengthening despite an uncertain economy
An increasing number of digital and creative companies are setting up as co-operatives, boosting the UK co-ops scene
A scheme in Birmingham that has given away 4,000 bikes and cycling training has been recognised for its potential in improving air quality
As the nation heads to the polls for the 2017 general election, Iris Schönherr of the New Citizenship Project asks: could we co-create the country we would like to see? How can we all participate [...]
A law that forces UK companies to publish details of their gender pay discrepancy came into force this week. Could it accelerate the closure of the 18.1 per cent gender pay gap?
New research challenges the government’s assertion that there is little capacity to house Syrian refugees. Local authorities have now committed to accommodate nearly 22,000 people fleeing from [...]
From asking the elderly to downsize to banning second homes, five potential solutions to the UK’s lack of affordable housing
New maps show how much green space there is in the UK’s ten most populated cities
Working-class young people living outside of London have been overlooked in Brexit conversations. Empowering them could help shape the ‘new’ Britain, says youth charity worker Roxy Legane
From a scarred, post-industrial landscape to thriving woodland packed with wildlife and economic opportunities alike: Meera Dattani laces up her boots to explore the National Forest Way
We meet seven people who, having fled their homelands, have found a new beginning in London. Photographing them in the place where they first felt safe or part of this country, we ask them about [...]
Wales is to start measuring the proportion of workers with ‘good jobs’ by taking into account security of employment and wages
Affordable housing designed by and for local people bucks the trend
Social enterprises – organisations that use business means to provide social and environmental benefit – are set to receive a boost from the corporate world
A notorious flooding blackspot in Yorkshire has managed to stay dry by working with nature on a community-led defence scheme
A major study into Britain’s food system shows how it must change in order to keep food affordable, protect the environment and keep up with increasing world population growth
