All year I’ve been seeing how local projects are reviving communities in the face of austerity and neglect, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Under Housing First, rough sleepers are treated as if they deserve a roof over their head rather than being made to earn one, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakraborrty Under Housing First, rough sleepers are treated as if they deserve a roof over their head rather than being made to earn one

The global phenomenon was born out of a desire to change lives without charging for it, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Children should not be victims of austerity says Robbie Davison, head of a meals service. It’s all about dignity, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Bevy, a co-operative pub in a ‘dodgy bit of Brighton’, has brought a fragmented working-class community together, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The latest in Aditya Chakrabortty’s new economics series looks at how one university’s decision to bring cleaning staff in-house changed working lives and transformed a community for the better

Irlam’s fortunes have been transformed by its wealthy son, TalkTalk founder Neil McArthur. But should this model be replicated elsewhere?, asks Helen Pidd, the Guardian’s North of England editor

In Manchester, groundbreaking economics courses are giving locals the means to challenge some of society’s received wisdom – for free, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The devastation of bus services is a silent legacy of recent Tory governments. But in Witney – David Cameron’s back yard – a not-for-profit service run by locals is providing a lifeline, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

One pioneering service shows that savers can bypass the City, and invest in social and environmental causes instead, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Commerce has deserted Newcastle-under-Lyme’s town centre, leaving the community to fill the gap, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

In England’s poorest town, schools are teaching their children to embrace a healthy diet, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakraborrty

Down by the docks this post-industrial, post-imperial city is growing a new economy, writes the Guardian’s senior economics commentator Aditya Chakrabortty

An economy that makes space for small-scale creators is robust and innovative. Britain has thousands – but they need government help, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty