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Latest updates from and for Citizen Network members.

Release: 21.07.17 CCC Virginia Moffatt has edited a series of essays describing how
Coverage: 17.07.17 Self-directed support in Scotland The Herald in Scotland has reported concerns that Scotland's legislation on self-directed support is not bringing…
News: 11.07.17 Civil disobedience by Rev Paul Nicolson Rev. Nicolson is refusing to pay his Council Tax in solidarity with all those harmed by government's attack on the…
Event: 10.07.17 Launch of Citizen Network Australia - August 2017 WA’s Individualised Services (WAIS) invite you to a workshop and the Australian launch of Citizen Network.
Event: 04.07.17 12th September: Basic Income book launch Join Basic Income UK and the Centre for Welfare Reform at the launch of Malcolm Torry's new book Citizen's Basic Income a…
Event: 04.07.17 Exploring true citizenship - August 2017 A 2-day workshop on citizenship theory and practice in partnership with the Jeder Institute.
Event: 07.06.17 10th June: Relative Poverty exhibition Les Monaghan's powerful photographic exhibition revealing the reality of poverty in modern Britain comes to…
Event: 29.05.17 Democracy and citizen engagement - June 2017 Join an emerging local collaboration of activists and ordinary citizens in Madison, Wisconsin USA.
News: 18.05.17 Disability activists say vote Labour In a letter to The Guardian, leading disability activists and their allies urge people to vote for Labour in the General…
News: 24.04.17 Open Letter to Damian Green on welfare reform From Ekklesia and the Centre for Welfare Reform to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions setting out their…
Event: 24.04.17 Go deep - May 2017 Diversity Matters invite you to attend a free event in either Glasgow or Edinburgh and discover the Go Deep Game.
Event: 21.04.17 28th April: Relative Poverty Exhibition Les Monaghan's powerful photographic exhibition revealing the reality of poverty in modern Britain starts in…
Event: 19.04.17 26th June: Monetary reform for fairness? A Festival of Debate event in Sheffield, speakers will put forward their ideas on how to create a better, stronger and…
Event: 14.04.17 1st June: Basic Income for Sheffield? A Festival of Debate event, this meeting is part of a project to make UBI a reality for the people of Sheffield, tackling…
News: 04.04.17 Open Letter to Prime Minister opposing ESA cut Ekklesia, backed by the Centre for Welfare Reform, have published an Open Letter to the UK Prime Minister opposing the…
Event: 31.03.17 Career Fair 4 all - April 2017 An exciting opportunity in Greece for people with disabilities.
Event: 28.03.17 Inspired by love - June 2017 Inclusion BC is accepting submissions for Artwork and Workshop Proposals for their 2017 Conference.
News: 13.03.17 Call for retraction of PACE publication Open Letter to Psychological Medicine calls for retraction of publication of improper research of PACE trial.
Research: 16.02.17 Spartacus responds to Green Paper The latest Spartacus Network report reviews the Government's plans to reform ESA and the Work programme. They find the…
News: 15.02.17 UK Government rejects UN criticisms The UK Government appears to have rejected the severe criticisms of the United Nations for the way in which its…
Event: 15.02.17 NCIA Witness Seminar 10 March 2017 An invitation from the National Coalition for Independent Action (NCIA) to a Witness Seminar in London on 10th March.
News: 27.01.17 Sylvana Mahmic named Citizen of the Year Congratulations to Sylvana Mahmic of Marrickville, New South Wales who has been awarded joint Inner West Council…
News: 20.10.16 Nudge Unit finds Welfare Conditionality is flawed The government's Nudge Unit has found that the Welfare Conditionality policy promoted by Government is…
Research: 19.10.16 Troubled Families Programme in trouble NIESR evaluation finds that there is no evidence Troubled Families Programme had any significant impact on key…
Research: 12.10.16 Welfare reforms save less than expected Welfare Trends report published by the Office of Budget Responsibility.
News: 10.10.16 Official adult social care statistics released NHS Digital has published three reports which include the latest statistics on the safeguarding and care of…
News: 19.08.16 Major breakthrough on PACE trial There's been a major breakthrough on PACE trial as the courts force Queen Mary University of London to release data from…
Action: 09.08.16 Are we giving children in Care the right support? Support this call to ensure that children entering the care system are routinely given robust assessments to detect…
Research: 01.08.16 What is the psychological impact of disability cuts? Jessica Saffer is exploring the psychological impact of disability benefit cuts and seeking people to interview as…
Action: 29.07.16 Resist the rise of Welfare Cards Two petitions have been launched to oppose Government plans to develop Welfare Cards to replace benefits paid in cash.
News: 29.07.16 UK Supreme Court rejects Scotland's Named Person scheme The UK Supreme Court has rejected the Scottish Government's proposal to give every child a Named Person as an…
News: 19.07.16 The changing face of UK poverty The latest report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies underlines that Government policy is increasing poverty for…
Action: 19.07.16 Tell National Audit Office of benefit sanction harm NAO benefit sanctions study call for evidence by Autumn 2016.
News: 28.06.16 UK in breach of international human rights The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has expressed “serious concern” about the…
Release: 21.06.16 Is Named Person scheme paternalistic? Robin Jackson reviews the arguments for the Named Person Scheme in Scotland and argues that the scheme will be wasteful…
Event: 15.06.16 Radical thinking on Learning Disability - 2 September 2016 Liverpool Hope University bring together people with learning disabilities, families, academics and activists in a…
Action: 15.06.16 WCA research Aston University
News: 15.06.16 Association of Quality Checkers launched Association of Quality Checkers launched
News: 14.06.16 Learning Disability England launched Learning Disability England launched
Action: 09.06.16 Adult Social Care inquiry launched The Communities and Local Government (CLG) Committee has launched an inquiry into the financial sustainability of…
News: 08.06.16 Compass publish basic income report Compass the leading membership organisation for progressive change in the United Kingdom have published an…
Action: 03.06.16 Personalised Support Survey deadline 30 June 2016 If you're a service provider working to support people to lead lives as full and active citizens, included in their…
Coverage: 31.05.16 Ireland poised to embrace Personal Budgets The Irish Times reports that the Minister of State for Disabilities Finian McGrath is keen to establish a taskforce to…
Event: 26.05.16 Mothers' experiences of child protection - 27 June 2016 Mothers from the Mothers Apart Project run by WomenCentre in Kirklees will talk about their work at this event from…
Event: 25.05.16 Citizenship and the Welfare State - 15 June 2016 Simon Duffy, director of the Centre for Welfare Reform will talk about this at a think tank hosted by Birmingham City…
Research: 24.05.16 How widespread is personalised support A global research project to identify good practice and principles of personalised support
Jobs: 13.05.16 Defending human rights in the UK full time Policy, Research and Training Officer to work with them to advance economic and social rights in the UK.
Research: 12.05.16 Negative impact of welfare conditionality University of York publishes the first wave of finding from their Welfare Conditionality project.
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