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Paper: 14.10.17 Agency Workers and Zero Hours Contracts This publication by the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers' Centre describes the way in which agency work and the use of…
Article: 12.10.17 The Failure of Competitive Tendering in Social Care Simon Duffy explains why Competitive Tendering has been damaging for social care and what must be done instead.
Project: 04.10.17 Not for Sale Challenging procurement of social care in Finland.
Project: 04.10.17 I Am Challenging Behaviour Encouraging people to stand up against institutionalisation.
Paper: 02.10.17 Progress on Personalised Support This report builds on an international survey of support organisations to develop a model of personalised support.
Article: 01.10.17 Care Navigators or Family Doctors? David Zigmond reflects on the problems created when systems seek savings by hiding behind walls of receptionists or…
Paper: 27.09.17 Heading Upstream Barnsley Council have been redistributing power and resources to local citizens, families and communities.
Article: 27.09.17 Food for Thought – community business The good people of Glasgow regularly pop into Spoon for a coffee, food and a catch up with friends but it’s so much…
Film: 27.09.17 Now and Next Alumni This film celebrates the growth of the peer network Plumtree have incubated in Sydney, Australia.
Paper: 25.09.17 The Parent Professional Relationship Statement A Now and Next Alumni statement on developing partnerships and relationships between parents and professionals.
Paper: 10.09.17 Social Rights Are Human Rights Paul Hunt explains that social rights are fundamental human rights, but that in the UK these rights are not taken…
Reviews: 05.09.17 Reclaiming the Common Good A review of Reclaiming the Common Good: How Christians can help re-build a broken world, a collection of essays edited…
Inspiration: 17.08.17 Manavodaya - Eight Steps in Action Varun Vidyarthi outlines the Eights Steps in Action - the actions that underpin effective self-discipline for…
Film: 11.08.17 What are the Keys to Citizenship? Simon Duffy describes the 7 keys to achieving citizenship in practice for everyone.
Article: 08.08.17 Inviting Arts & Humanities into Social Services Gord Tulloch argues that community organisations supporting people with intellectual disabilities need to open…
Story: 07.08.17 Basic Income Changed My Life Anne van Dalen describes the positive impact that the freedom and security of basic income had on her life.
Article: 07.08.17 Civic Ethos Henry Tam explains why it is important we share and develop a coherent world view of how as human beings we can live…
Paper: 02.08.17 A Youth Perspective on Invisible Disabilities This report pulls together multiple resources to present a snapshot of Invisible Disabilities in New Zealand.
Article: 01.08.17 Manavodaya - The Art of Facilitation Carl Poll introduces the work of Manvodaya and outlines the art of facilitation and the 8 rules for action
Reviews: 31.07.17 No Is Not Enough There is unlikely to be a more important book published this summer, David Towell reviews Naomi Klein's latest book.
Paper: 24.07.17 Back to Bedlam This report describes how and why support of people with a learning disability is heading backwards in the UK because of…
Slide: 24.07.17 Compassionate Living Jo Kidd explores veganism and justice for all in this presentation given at the Mental Wealth Festival held in…
Article: 24.07.17 Yes We Can It's important to work together on a global and local level so that we can find ‘win, win’ strategies and…
Slide: 19.07.17 Simple Steps in Action Varun Vidyarthi is the coordinator for Citizen Network India and here shares his thoughts on citizenship.
Film: 19.07.17 Beth Mount on the art of belonging P4P hosted a special live event earlier in the year featuring 6 North American presenters from diverse backgrounds.
Film: 19.07.17 How to build community A film sharing things everyone can do to build a sense of community.
Article: 17.07.17 Why Group Homes Are No Longer Optimal Michael Kendrick explains why group homes should no longer be considered the optimal support solution for people with…
Article: 17.07.17 Alternatives to ATUs Steven Rose explains why there are alternatives to ATUs and the private hospitals where too many people with…
Article: 17.07.17 A Rural Parish Initiative Bob Rhodes describes how his parish, Ruspidge & Soudley Parish Council, is exploring the use of a community worker…
Article: 17.07.17 Development from Within in 60 Minutes Erna H. Majormoen explored whether the principles of development from within, taken from Manavodaya, could be…
Paper: 16.07.17 Kent Vegan Festival The ethos behind the Kent Vegan Festival is to raise awareness about veganism as a compassionate, holistic, healthy…
Article: 10.07.17 Disability Rights and Democracy Matt Rothschild explains how the US electoral system is corrupted by the power of money and corporations that threaten…
Paper: 08.07.17 Opportunities for Smart Commissioning An analysis and insight into the current nature of service provision for alcohol-related harm in Cheltenham,…
Film: 06.07.17 It's My Home Adrian Kennedy's poem, It's My Home, based on Sam Sly's Guide to Keys to Citizenship, in a film by Ben Drew's Open Future…
Paper: 03.07.17 Self-Directed Support: Your Choice, Your Right John Dalrymple, Donald Macaskill and Henry Simmons explore the development of self-directed support in Scotland and…
Paper: 03.07.17 No Place Like Home Alice Squire and Pete Richmond draw on research from the Scottish Government to show that independent living can be…
Story: 03.07.17 Our New Family Peter Leidy shares his family's experience of partnering with another family to support an elderly relative.
Paper: 26.06.17 National Debt v Right to Social Security International researcher Alison Graham shares her PhD thesis exploring the targeting of cuts on disabled people,…
Paper: 20.06.17 Evaluation of Wee Enterprizers Project This evaluation of the Wee Enterprizers Project describes what was learned as people began to explore using…
Article: 19.06.17 Breaking the ATU Impasse Steven Rose wonders why Government policy to close ATUs and end the admission of people with learning disabilities to…
Article: 18.06.17 How Unofficial Social Policy Drives Change Steven Rose argues that social policy for people with learning disabilities has largely been driven by collaborative…
Article: 15.06.17 A Healthy Heart for the NHS David Zigmond argues that it is not just economics that is at the heart of the problems in the NHS - more than this is the…
Article: 05.06.17 The Politics of Poverty Dr Simon Duffy explores ONS data on inequality and poverty and tries to get behind the myths and lies used to exploit the…
Graphic: 05.06.17 Collapse of Social Care (2009-2016) Austerity has seen a radical reduction in the number of people supported by adult social care, with a 40% drop in 6 years.
Graphic: 05.06.17 Public Expenditure & GDP (1976-2019) Data on public spending in the UK suggests that public spending has oscillated around 40% and seems utterly…
Graphic: 05.06.17 How Incomes Changed (percent) (1977-2014) Between 1977 and 2014 tax and benefit policy has been designed primarily to life the incomes of middle-income families
Graphic: 05.06.17 How Incomes Changed (1977-2014) Between 1977 and 2014 tax and benefit policy in the UK has been designed primarily to lift the incomes of middle-income…
Graphic: 05.06.17 Changing Post-Tax-Benefit Incomes (1977-2014) Government policy, from 1977 to 2014 has primarily focused on lifting the incomes of middle-income groups while…
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