Mark Walton

I am the co founder and executive Director of Shared Assets Ltd and a 2012 Clore Social Fellow. I have 10 years experience of working in the community sector specialising...

Matthew Groves

Matthew Groves, a former Conservative Parliamentary Candidate at the last general election (Plymouth Moor View), takes a particular interest in constitutional matters. Until recently he worked for the Church of...

Canon Dr Angus Ritchie

Canon Dr Angus Ritchie is Director of the Contextual Theology Centre at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine, East London. For fourteen years, he has ministered in East London,...

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Heather Keates

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Gareth Swarbrick

Chief Executive, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing

Gareth started his career in housing with Oldham Council in 1989 as a Clerical Officer. He moved into housing management in 1990 and moved to work in Rochdale in 1992...

Catherine Dempsey

Catherine Dempsey is a PhD candidate at King’s College London, Department of War Studies. She is currently researching innovative uses of technology in community-led conflict prevention. She previously worked on...

Neil Wiggins

Neil Wiggings has 30 years experience in the maritime sector, from deck cadet, through deck officer to container terminal operations, management, design, construction and development, then on to central operations...

Dan Boucher

Dan Boucher works in public affairs line managing a team engaging with Westminster, the Northern Ireland Assembly Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and European Parliament. He was the Welsh Conservative candidate...

Guy Opperman MP

Guy has been the MP for Hexham since 2010 after 15 years as a barrister, prosecuting 9 murder trials and many other cases. He ran a groundbreaking pro bono legal...

Kate Swade

Kate Swade is a Clore Social Fellow and development manager at Shared Assets, working towards the creation of a 21st century commons by supporting increased community use and management of...