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
• 99% Invisible podcast: Palaces for the People
• Social Capital 2025: The Hidden Wealth of Nations by Andy Haldane and David Halpern

• Britain’s Lost Spaces
• Camerados and Public Living Rooms
• Onward’s landmark research report: The State of our Social Fabric

If you'd like to follow up with Dan or Oliver you can go to:

www.popular.org.uk

Dan's LinkedIn

Oliver's LinkedIn

Local Trust