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Paper: 23.02.25 Proposal for An Independent Advisory Panel on DWP-Related Deaths There must be an independent review of the deaths and suicides caused by the DWP's failed systems.
Article: 09.10.24 Citizen Democracy: Learning from North West Together We Can NWTWC promoted local and regional based learning to improve lives and create sustainable communities.
Article: 09.09.24 Citizen Participation in Africa Democracy in Africa is under threat but emerging innovations improve accountability and participation.
Article: 02.09.24 Engaging the Marginalised How do we reach people who are rarely heard and encourage them to engage in citizen democracy?
Books: 09.08.24 Everyday Citizenship Available to buy everywhere now!
Books: 09.08.24 Second Class Citizens An authoritative overview of how Austerity targeted sick and disabled people in the UK.
Article: 25.07.24 Democratising Education It will take big changes in how we do education if we are going to support people to value democratic principles.
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: 24.06.24 Civic Dialogues and Citizen Democracy We need to help people make decisions together on a much more local level.
Article: 17.06.24 A Visionary Future with Basic Income for Farmers Basic income for every farmer could help end poverty for farmers and better protect nature.
Reviews: 18.05.24 Love and Disobedience In these challenging times Hannah Arendt's writings offer us guidance and encouragement.
Paper: 25.04.24 Sowing the Seeds of Stability A proposal to use basic income as the system to support the income of farmers and farm workers.
Article: 03.04.24 The Creation of a Global Newspaper The theme of the first edition of Citizen Network News is public spaces, order your copy now.
Paper: 02.04.24 Yorkshire Declaration This Declaration makes the case for bringing real Democratic power to Yorkshire.
Paper: 04.03.24 Culture Matters A report sharing how culture can impact parents who have children with autism or learning disabilities.
Article: 05.02.24 The ‘Scarcity’ of Money Government can create the money we need in order to do the things that really matter.
Article: 23.01.24 Edward Carpenter and Basic Income Edward Carpenter explores the case for universal basic income and a world with more joy, beauty and usefulness.
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: 01.11.23 Fixing Broken Britain It is time to abandon the failed dogmas that accelerated social injustice and are breaking Britain apart.
Paper: 15.09.23 The Problem with Quality of Life Disability strategy should be built around an ambitious vision for deinstitutionalisation and citizenship for all.
Paper: 05.06.23 The Social Artist: Women, Work & Money The Spring 2019 edition explores the need for financial independence and the threat of cashlessness.
Paper: 04.05.23 Inclusion of Disabled Refugees in Spain A report evaluating the inclusion of disabled refugees, focusing on education, housing and employment.
Paper: 08.11.22 Biopsychosocial Model or Bio-political Ideology? Will people with Long-COVID escape the prejudices directed towards people with ME/CFS.
Paper: 07.11.22 Truth and Citizenship This Norah Fry lecture explores the conditions necessary for respecting disability rights.
Article: 02.08.22 30 Years on Citizenship This article and film reviews the work of Simon Duffy on the topic of citizenship.
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.
Paper: 20.07.22 Lived Citizenship for Persons in Vulnerable Life Situations This Open Access book brings together a variety of articles on citizenship for people with multiple impairments.
Album: 26.06.22 UK Poverty Data in Graphics Infographics showing how poverty is created by the unfairness of the UK tax-benefit system.
Paper: 23.05.22 Citizens Rising The Relationships Project shares the stories and experiences of young people in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
Article: 30.03.22 Homelessness in Sheffield since 2005 This article explores how levels of homelessness have changed in Sheffield since 2005.
Article: 24.11.21 UBI: Unpaid Labour and Gender Relations We need to value care and help move society away from an unjust system that advantages men over women.
Reviews: 07.07.21 Post Growth Tim Jackson's book marshals great thinkers, poets and evidence to argue we must abandon our destructive notion of…
Reviews: 17.06.21 Out of the Ordinary Marc Stears proposes that the values and visions of ordinary people carry within them the possibility of radical…
Paper: 11.06.21 Avoiding Misconceptions When Designing Supports We need to readjust our thinking to overcome the prejudices against disabled people built into the modern world.
Webinar: 08.06.21 Neighbourhood Democracy and Food The Neighbourhood Democracy Movement (NDM) hosted this webinar with 4 invited guests to explore the relationship…
Reviews: 04.06.21 Those Who Can, Teach This book is an eloquent testimony to the importance of investing in quality education to enrich the futures of all…
Article: 25.05.21 An Ode to the Citizen Spirit of Sheffield Sheffield has proud history of combining diverse peoples and communities into a greater whole, with a commitment to…
Reviews: 08.04.21 A Wild Love for the World David Towell reviews a new collection of writings celebrating the lifework of the Buddhist ecologist Joanna Macy.
Film: 18.03.21 Change Is Coming Tapiolan Kuoro, the Finnish Children's choir, sing from Greta Thunberg's ‘No-one Is Too Small To Make A…
Paper: 16.03.21 The Creation of Preventable Harm The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) is a key element of the UK Government's welfare policy and has caused preventable…
Inspiration: 04.03.21 Everyone Has Strengths Virtues or character strengths help us think about what is important in our lives and can be a useful person-centred…
Article: 14.01.21 The Ideal of Citizenship Simon Duffy gave this talk to the LAC Network and argues that citizenship is the ideal the world needs today.
Film: 15.12.20 Building on Mutual Aid Basic Income and Neighbourhood Democracy could help us reorganise society and shift power to citizens.
Webinar: 14.12.20 Stigma and Poverty: The Shame Game Mary O'Hara discusses her book ‘The Shame Game’ sharing the perspectives of people who are living with…
Webinar: 06.12.20 Killed By The State? Social Policy Abused Mo Stewart describes the outcome of 10 years of independent disability studies research into the social policies and…
Reviews: 09.11.20 Sorry We Missed You Ken Loach's film reveals the brutal reality of the modern gig economy.
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