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David Towell reviews a new book exploring how frugal innovators are finding radical solutions to pressing challenges using 4 design principles: lean, simple, clean and social.
Reviews 2014-08-14 12:22:00
Jane Young, the author of Dignity and Opportunity for All gives an overview of this critical report, published by Just Fair.
Article 2014-09-22 11:41:00
Review of Nadezhda Mandelstam's classic biography of her husband and description of Stalinist Russia.
Reviews 2015-01-26 16:30:00
Henry Tam asks why, if we are so interested in security, do we define it so narrowly.
Article 2015-02-09 15:41:00
Robin Jackson explains why people with learning disabilities are threatened by a growing trend to micro-institutionalisation.
Article 2015-03-25 11:58:00
Sam Sly underlines the importance of assuming capacity to ensure people with learning disabilities get the best possible lives.
Article 2015-07-06 17:31:00
Simon Duffy wonders why progress to inclusion seems to have stalled and sets out the case for personalised support.
Article 2016-05-04 20:00:00
Dane County in Wisconsin, USA has been a beacon of social innovation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for decades, John O'Brien shares their work.
Paper 2016-05-10 15:44:00
Inequality in the UK has doubled in a generation and the consequences are felt most harshly in places like Bolsover as the Community Voluntary Partners' report shows.
Paper 2016-07-19 17:22:00
Nan Carle has written this moving piece on how we deal with the challenge of respectfully confronting disrespect, anger and fear.
Article 2016-09-29 12:36:00
Truth About Plastic publish an open letter calling for an end to plastic production - sign it…
News 2024-04-23
David Zigmond describes his final reflections as CQC closes down his GP practice for its refusal to be fully compliant with CQC regulations.
Story 2017-03-06 15:02:00
This open letter describes a serious block to the development of personalisation in England and calls for clear guidance to commissioners on procurement.
Article 2017-03-14 14:39:00
Dorset have established a ground-breaking commissioning strategy enabling people with learning disabilities & mental health problems to manage their personal budgets.
Article 2017-03-21 15:24:00
Steven Rose explains why there are alternatives to ATUs and the private hospitals where too many people with disabilities remain incarcerated.
Article 2017-07-17 15:25:00
This report describes how and why support of people with a learning disability is heading backwards in the UK because of austerity and the complicity of civil society.
Paper 2017-07-24 15:48:00
This publication by the Derbyshire Unemployed Workers' Centre describes the way in which agency work and the use of zero-hours contracts is creating a punitive work culture.
Paper 2017-10-14 17:34:00
David Zigmond interviews a GP about life in the hyper-regulated NHS and explores the relevance of Minority Report.
Article 2018-02-07 11:16:00
Simon Duffy reviews Professor Gregg's book on the fraud and dishonesty behind the Troubled Families Programme.
Reviews 2018-01-15 17:39:00
Maren Moss, who studied at the Manavodaya Institute explains what she learned and how awareness of the self and the context within which we work is critical.
Article 2018-03-22 14:38:00
Childcare policy in the UK wrongly assumes that professionalised solutions are always best for children and families.
Article 2019-02-12 13:39:00
Krystian Shaw is an inspiring person with a learning disability. Here he explains the work he is doing for inclusion and citizenship for all.
Inspiration 2018-06-29 15:50:00
Simon Duffy reviews Frances Ryan's important book which describes the devastating impact of the UK Government's attack on disabled people since 2010.
Reviews 2019-07-24 10:43:00
Tim Jackson's book marshals great thinkers, poets and evidence to argue we must abandon our destructive notion of economic growth.
Reviews 2021-07-07 13:10:00
Gary Wootton argues that we can do so much more to improve society by ensuring that the private sector works to serve the greater good.
Article 2019-09-17 17:08:00
A review of Robin Hambleton's Cities and Communities Beyond COVID-19 the sequel to Leading the Inclusive City.
Reviews 2020-10-07 15:34:00
Alain Catzeflis argues that delivering on Brexit won’t be enough to enable the Conservative Party to retain its new hold on the North.
Article 2020-11-09 12:50:00
Beverley Smith explores the perverse way in which care is undervalued, discounted and the perverse policies which flow from this.
Article 2020-11-17 17:04:00
Many people with energy limiting impairments and chronic illness are not getting social care.
Article 2021-04-08 16:16:00
Marc Stears proposes that the values and visions of ordinary people carry within them the possibility of radical social change.
Reviews 2021-06-17 14:45:00
A New Zealand Initiative report on the positive progress of self-directed support in New Zealand.
Paper 2021-09-28 12:11:00
Communities must be empowered to act for themselves and in partnership with public services and government.
Article 2021-10-12 11:45:00
Social Care is poorly understood that debates about how to improve or reform it are often empty of meaning.
Article 2021-10-10 12:18:00
Modern democracies must tap into the power of citizenship to tackle our severe environment and social problems.
Article 2021-11-08 17:41:00
This article explores how levels of homelessness have changed in Sheffield since 2005.
Article 2022-03-30 12:09:00
This article and film reviews the work of Simon Duffy on the topic of citizenship.
Article 2022-08-02 12:33:00
Solutions to sustainability require the involvement of all citizens: pooling knowledge, skills and creativity.
Article 2023-11-02 12:29:00
We cannot truly value life unless we are prepared to accept the pain of losing someone.
Article 2024-02-06 12:23:00
Sofia Reyes leads the Mi Casa project in Spain which is a major development in deinstitutionalisation.
Article 2024-05-08 11:00:00
An authoritative overview of how Austerity targeted sick and disabled people in the UK.
Books 2024-08-09 17:29:00
Terry\'s unique strategies for supporting, personalizing and protecting the rights of older…
Sarah has worked with people with learning disabilities and their families since the mid 80s…
Karen has a background in supporting people with disabilities, working for provider services…
Robin has a PhD in Education from the University of Exeter. On completing his doctorate he spent…
Jane is a fully qualified counsellor, having gained a Distinction on the MSc Applied…
I have dedicated my career to transforming social care, ensuring that people who draw on care…
Michael became interested in social care through his voluntary work. He spent three years as a…
Part of the leadership team at a UK based social care charity called KeyRing. I am passionate…
The Centre for Welfare Reform has published a landmark report on the innovative work of…
News 2011-06-13
The Campaign For a Fair Society is launching its manifesto for a better future at an event at the…
News 2012-03-12
