Welcome back to Let's Talk Ideas.
In this episode we are joined by Dan Gregory and Oliver Holtaway, co-founders of social infrastructure practice Popular.
Today we talk about social capital and infrastructure, which speaks to the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular place and the essential facilities, services, and spaces that support social well-being and community development.
We can't recommend enough the list of resources below that were mentioned at various points in the podcast:
Dan Gregory's paper - Skittled Out: The collapse and revival of England’s social infrastructure
New Social Spaces in Stir to Action
Dan giving evidence to APPG on ‘Left behind’ neighbourhoods
Social Capital 2025: The Hidden Wealth of Nations by Andy Haldane and David Halpern
Onward’s landmark research report: The State of our Social Fabric
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