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Paper: 01.11.24 The Potteries Pound: A Community-Driven Digital Currency A digital innovation that takes the principles of time-banking forward, as one part of the Stoke Model.
Article: 10.09.24 Learning for Democracy Learning how to play our part in democracy is a basic skill that needs to be learned by everyone.
Article: 04.07.24 Open Letter on Neighbourhood Democracy A call for a deeper democracy that engages everyone as citizens in their neighbourhoods and beyond.
Article: 21.05.24 Defining Our Neighbourhoods Identifying our neighbourhoods is important because it helps citizens to share the work of taking care.
Paper: 02.04.24 Yorkshire Declaration This Declaration makes the case for bringing real Democratic power to Yorkshire.
Article: 06.12.23 The Urgent Need for Yorkshire Devolution Regional inequalities in England are caused by growing centralisation of power - this trend can be reversed.
Article: 02.11.23 Building a Sustainable Future Solutions to sustainability require the involvement of all citizens: pooling knowledge, skills and creativity.
Webinar: 20.09.23 Mapping for Citizen Action Community Development Halton led a webinar on strategies for mapping to support community development.
Film: 08.08.23 Joseph Rathinam and Neighbourhood Democracy Joseph Rathinam has helped inspire grassroots neighbourhood democracy across Southern India.
Paper: 04.03.23 Sheffield Makes Civil Society Sheffield has a vibrant civil society but its full potential is not yet realised.
Article: 12.01.23 Neighbourhood Parliaments and Sociocracy A short history of sociocracy and the development of the movement of Neighbourhood Parliaments.
Article: 11.01.23 Town and Parish Councils The parish councils of England could be an engine room for real democracy.
Article: 10.01.23 Democracy Through the Looking Glass Democracy should start in our communities, our streets and our neighbourhoods.
Article: 04.11.22 Building the Right Support... Why we are failing to provide the right support to people and what we can do to fix it.
Reviews: 14.10.22 The Bradford Revolution Bradford began the destruction of municipal socialism in the pretence of improving local government.
Story: 30.09.22 Growing Community Power through Community poo Instead of focusing on a problem as a problem convert it into an opportunity for community.
Film: 29.07.22 A Conversation about Polis with Crowd Wisdom Project A Conversation about Polis with Crowd Wisdom Project
Paper: 29.07.22 UK Democracy Fit for 21st Century How to reorganise the constitution of the UK to support genuine democracy and good government.
Handbook: 22.07.22 How to Create a Citizen Assembly A guide to how citizen assemblies, juries and panels work.
Story: 28.06.22 Jason's Story What do we hope for our children and could Yorkshire take back control of its own destiny?
Article: 22.06.22 Open Letter on Regional Devolution A letter to Gordon Brown's Commission on Regional Devolution calling for a Citizens' Assembly.
Paper: 04.05.22 Centralisation Meets Austerity A detailed analysis of the impact of austerity on Local Spending in every local authority in England.
Map: 04.04.22 Local Spending in England A map of Local Spending and the impact of austerity in England.
Paper: 24.01.22 Citizen Hubs A structure to grow power in local neighbourhoods in partnership with formal civic structures.
Inspiration: 13.01.22 Charter to End Westminster Rule A working Charter for democratic reform which aims to offer 10 radical and necessary changes to UK democracy.
Article: 08.11.21 Imagine a Democracy Modern democracies must tap into the power of citizenship to tackle our severe environment and social problems.
Article: 02.11.21 The Constitutional Elephant in the Room The lack of democratic constitution, rooted in human rights, creates a fundamental problem in the UK.
Article: 02.11.21 Yorkshire - Renewing a Regional Identity Yorkshire has a strong identity yet it exists in one of the most centralised states in the world.
Article: 12.10.21 Transforming Communities Communities must be empowered to act for themselves and in partnership with public services and government.
Article: 14.09.21 Flourishing Neighbourhoods It's misleading to describe communities as 'left behind', we need to think how we will grow Neighbourhood Democracy.
Reviews: 24.05.21 Paint Your Town Red David Towell reviews a new book describing the realities of the Preston model.
Article: 14.05.21 Improve Health by Growing Community Our health is damaged by isolation, inequality and powerlessness, so we must reconnect people by conscious community…
Article: 12.04.21 The Macroeconomic Case Against NHS Privatisation The economic case for privatisation of the NHS and other public services is false, in fact privatisation is…
Reviews: 07.10.20 Cities and Communities Beyond COVID-19 A review of Robin Hambleton's Cities and Communities Beyond COVID-19 the sequel to Leading the Inclusive City.
Article: 06.10.20 Welcoming Refugees into Our Communities How can we change hearts and minds to ensure communities welcome refugees and others who need our help.
Article: 25.06.20 How Have We Misconceived the NHS? David Zigmond argues that government is forcing the NHS to adopt the worst features of neoliberalism and communism.
Reviews: 22.06.20 Rekindling Democracy Cormac Russell's inspiring book describes the limitations of current models of public policy and offers a positive…
Paper: 27.05.20 Closer to Home Amy-Grace Whillans-Welldrake reports on the progress of Greater Manchester devolution and explores the…
Article: 20.04.20 Public Spending in Sheffield Joshua Shepherd analysed public spending in Sheffield in order to understand the impact of the UK's centralised…
Article: 06.04.20 Does COVID-19 mark the end for markets in the NHS? UK Government response to the COVID-19 is an implicit acknowledgement of the limitations and dangers of a marketised…
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: 24.02.20 Buurtzorg and Self-Management Buurtzorg is a powerful social innovation, started in the Netherlands, which enables self-management and…
Paper: 17.02.20 Self-Direction Worldwide Lynn Breedlove observes the competing conceptions of self-directed support emerging around the world.
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.
Paper: 07.12.19 Social Work Writing and Bureaucracy Why has writing reports, plans, case notes and assessments come to dominate everyday social work, often at the price of…
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…
Paper: 29.11.19 Dissent from Consensus Bureaucracies and regulatory control systems undermine important social innovations such as person-centred…
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,…
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