Historically, the UK has identified with the national identity more than any other, but we’re now seeing a shift to feeling less connected to the rest of our UK population.  The BBC has published figures from the Who Do We Think We Are study. The UK population feels more connected to both neighbourhood and global communities compared to ten years ago, but ties with others in the UK are getting weaker rather than stronger.

What do you think? Are you strongly linked to your local community and do feel the same connection to the global community? Do you think of yourself as British? Scottish? European?

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Using this research, the report argues the case for a new approach to neighbourhood policy and practice, making a series of recommendations on how this might be developed for the future. A useful source of intelligence for those considering issues around social reform, wellbeing and the role of communities in shaping places.

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Set within the context of social productivity, it explores the approach taken to starting to building different relationships between the council and local people and preparing for the changes to come. The report focuses specifically on phase 1, but this work is ongoing.

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