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Citizen Network members share ideas, stories and writings on how to advance citizenship for real.

Article: 02.04.20 The Upstream Response to COVID-19 Dr Simon Duffy sets out some key principles to guide local communities as they develop their response to the COVID-19…
Article: 25.02.20 The DWP Fails People with a Learning Disability Neil Carpenter describes the barriers to justice and economic security created by the DWP's systems.
Article: 25.02.20 Talk Shop - Citizens Assemble Citizens Assemblies are all the rage, but the Talk Shop model offers a low cost and grassroots approach which can…
Article: 24.02.20 Buurtzorg and Self-Management Buurtzorg is a powerful social innovation, started in the Netherlands, which enables self-management and…
Article: 22.01.20 Learning from Penzance Citizens Panel Gavin Barker shares lessons learnt from the recent Penzance Citizens Panel on Housing, Homelessness and Low Pay.
Article: 10.12.19 UK Food Banks in 2019 Lizzie Peck provides an overview of the emergence and rapid growth of food banks since the Coalition Government and the…
Article: 08.12.19 Undercooked Analysis Steve Griffiths argues that the Institute for Fiscal Studies has failed to be objective in its analysis of Labour's…
Article: 07.12.19 Accountancy is not Economics Steve Griffiths examines the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) critique of of Labour's 2019 Manifesto and discovers…
Article: 01.12.19 Why I Wrote Second Class Citizens Stef Benstead found that many people, like Christian Conservatives, care about poverty but have false beliefs about…
Article: 29.11.19 NHS Reform: Money Can't Buy Love David Zigmond argues that more money alone won't restore the NHS to the values of its birth. The NHS needs more trust,…
Article: 14.11.19 Private Firms Can Serve the Public Gary Wootton explains how the state can overcome the limitations of markets by creating procurement systems that…
Article: 13.11.19 The Reform of Social Care Regulation John Burton explains why the regulation of social care must change its culture and why we need something more human and…
Article: 12.11.19 Narrative Approaches and Inclusion Colin Newton provides an overview of the emerging use of narrative approaches in psychology and their relationship to…
Article: 25.10.19 How Are the Children? Are we achieving the goals set out in 1989 by the UN in The Convention on the Rights of the Child?
Article: 23.10.19 When in doubt ask the children Young people are our best resource, Colin Newton of Inclusive Solutions shares 6 simple steps to encourage inclusion.
Article: 17.09.19 Making the Private Sector Serve the Public Good Gary Wootton argues that we can do so much more to improve society by ensuring that the private sector works to serve the…
Article: 20.08.19 The Rights of Nature Gavin Barker argues that a new constitution for the UK should not just protect human rights, it should also protect the…
Article: 17.08.19 End Parliamentary Sovereignty Gavin Barker sets out the case for limiting the sovereignty of Parliament.
Article: 16.08.19 Creating a Veganic Farm Jo Kidd describes the beginning of her family's journey into veganic farming in Kent.
Article: 10.08.19 Universal Engagement and Civic Engagement Anna Grant argues that Basic Income could be an important policy for increasing democratic and civic engagement by…
Article: 02.08.19 Bill of Rights Including Social Rights Human rights need the full protection of the constitution, social rights + right to access the law must be included.
Article: 30.07.19 Why We Need a Yorkshire Parliament Simon Duffy gave this talk at the launch of the Campaign for a Yorkshire Parliament, in York on 27th July 2019.
Article: 03.07.19 Being a Think Tank in the North Written for Now Then Magazine, Simon Duffy reflects on the Centre's ten years in Sheffield.
Article: 01.07.19 Lobbying for Self-Directed Support Simon Duffy describes some of the strategies that can be used to shift systems towards the use of self-directed…
Article: 27.06.19 Reinventing Social Services Bob Rhodes argues that social work and social services has been undermined by three decades of failed policy and it's…
Article: 24.05.19 Go Deep with Inclusion and Diversity Facilitators, community leaders, politicians, community builders and activists put their heads and hearts…
Article: 23.05.19 Shameful Attack on Disabled People Brian Collinge explains how the government's failure to update the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) for people…
Article: 14.05.19 Inclusion Demands Communication Colin Newton argues that we need low tech, accessible communication systems that can be learned easily by everyone.
Article: 01.05.19 We Need to Talk But Not About Brexit Sheffield's Festival of Debate shows that social progress in the UK only begins when we start talking to each other.
Article: 25.04.19 Policed Industrialisation of Healthcare David Zigmond reflects on the enforced closure of his GP practice and imagines an intelligent dialogue with the forces…
Article: 28.02.19 Electric Vehicles: Good or Bad? Philip Adams provides an introduction to the benefits of using an electric car.
Article: 19.02.19 The Long Shadow of Winterbourne The values of inclusion and person-centredness which must underpin support are being undermined by regulations that…
Article: 12.02.19 Childcare Policy and the Economy Childcare policy in the UK wrongly assumes that professionalised solutions are always best for children and…
Article: 02.02.19 Doing the Donut at the G20 Respected economist Kate Raworth shows how sustainability and social justice can be used to evaluate economic…
Article: 29.01.19 Mental Health and Continuity of Care David Zigmond asks the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care whether mental health can be advanced by…
Article: 25.01.19 AIREA - Beyond Planning AIREA is an inclusive retreat which brings together people to find energy and direction for personal and collective…
Article: 08.01.19 Citizen Network in 2019 The idea of Citizen Network is extremely modest and wildly ambitious.
Article: 19.12.18 Making Healthcare Human John Burton interviews David Zigmond and together they explore the growing inhumanity of modern approaches to…
Article: 19.12.18 Real Devolution for Yorkshire The Campaign for a Yorkshire Parliament is about the kind of Yorkshire we want for present and future generations.
Article: 19.12.18 Health Needs Equality Mike Grady makes the health case for radical cross-government reforms to end poverty, reduce inequality and building…
Article: 18.12.18 Academia is in a Critical Condition Thomas Allan explores the emerging conversation about the social responsibilities of an academia that is…
Article: 16.12.18 Unjustified Imprisonment Alain Catzeflis argues that the ongoing scandal of the enforced detention of young people with autism demands more…
Article: 03.12.18 Challenging Learning Disability Stereotypes Made Possible is a new book arguing for an alternative approach to treating and supporting people and outlining the…
Article: 27.11.18 Basic Income is Good for Your Health Anna-Carin Fagerlind Ståhl explains why long-standing evidence of work and health argues for the benefits of basic…
Article: 16.11.18 Raising the Bar Thomas Doukas and Annie Fergusson share what happened at the second Raising the Bar, National PMLD conference on 2nd…
Article: 12.11.18 The Fight for Equal Citizenship Wendy Perez describes the ongoing work to try and help people with learning difficulties take their rightful place in…
Article: 09.11.18 The Iatrogenic Tranquilliser Scandal Barry Haslam has been campaigning for many years to raise awareness of the significant negative impact of the…
Article: 08.11.18 Setting Stupid Targets for the NHS John Carlisle explains why setting targets for the NHS is both wasteful and diverts attention from the real business of…
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