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The values of inclusion and person-centredness which must underpin support are being undermined by regulations that promote institutionalisation.
Article 2019-02-19 16:51:00
Dr Simon Duffy reflects on the debate between Barb Jacobson and Anna Coote on the respective merits of UBI or UBS.
Article 2018-04-17 16:14:00
Steve Griffiths argues that the Institute for Fiscal Studies has failed to be objective in its analysis of Labour's 2019 Manifesto.
Article 2019-12-08 11:41:00
Modern democracies must tap into the power of citizenship to tackle our severe environment and social problems.
Article 2021-11-08 17:41:00
No one organisation, leader or solution will make the changes we need, only cooperative interaction.
Article 2023-10-28 10:50:00
Simon Duffy reflects on the intellectual and practical challenge facing thinkers opposed to the current neoliberal consensus.
Article 2018-07-06 14:26:00
Geoff Tudor imagines the discussions that led to plans to cut mobility allowance for people inside residential care homes.
Article 2011-04-02 14:56:00
Jon Breen argues that employer attitudes to disabled workers are often based on ignorance and that these can present significant barriers to success in the workplace.
Article 2017-01-09 10:37:00
Rhonda Galbally, a leading disability activist in Australia, explains how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was achieved and describes the challenges ahead.
Article 2017-01-09 16:44:00
Lawyer Kate Whittaker describes the conflict between the current drive to cut social care spending in the UK and the application of personalisation.
Article 2011-12-15 15:33:00
Simon Duffy explores what we can learn from intentional communities such as L'Arche and Camphill.
Article 2015-09-16 16:42:00
Yet more cuts to disability benefits doesn't feel like a reform to Cat Wood, it feels like an attack.
Article 2025-06-25 16:09:00
How individual service funds (ISFs) can lead to new ways of supporting people in their own communities.
Article 2020-06-23 11:12:00
Personalised education is a widely stated ambition, and some local leaders are making progress, but central systems tend to undermine effective personalisation.
Article 2011-02-01 12:54:00
Nadia Clarke spends time with ministers at the House of Commons.
Story 2012-07-23 02:45:00
This essay describes how personal budgets should be implemented, focusing especially on people with more complex needs.
Article 2013-02-22 15:30:00
A Review of Simone Weil's The Need for Roots, a book that offers a fresh perspective on the purpose and nature of the welfare state.
Reviews 2014-09-17 11:00:00
John Burton explains why the regulation of social care must change its culture and why we need something more human and more local.
Article 2019-11-13 15:01:00
Pippa Murray summarises the main things you need to do to help families plan for themselves and disabled family members.
Article 2011-04-03 11:43:00
Simon Duffy argues that the current ESA system is deeply flawed and suggests an alternative based on a better understanding of unemployment.
Article 2013-10-20 15:27:00
In the first of a short series of essays Simon Duffy explores the political and economic challenges of moving towards personal budgets.
Article 2016-02-02 23:51:00
Simon Duffy gave this talk at the launch of the Campaign for a Yorkshire Parliament, in York on 27th July 2019.
Article 2019-07-30 15:21:00
Eagle Wings works with young people in schools and communities in Kenya.
Story 2023-10-13 13:04:00
How our thinking habits and instinctive drives have brought us to the brink of destruction.
Article 2025-04-10 16:05:00
Edited by John O'Brien & Carol Blessing, leaders of the inclusion movement share their invaluable learning.
Reviews 2011-10-06 16:25:00
Simon Duffy gave one of the talks at the launch of the Manifesto for a Fair Society at the House of Lords on the 12th March.
Article 2012-03-12 15:13:00
Dr Simon Duffy tells of his experience on television, the messages he hoped to communicate and the lessons he learned.
Article 2013-02-05 09:00:00
Buurtzorg is a powerful social innovation, started in the Netherlands, which enables self-management and continuity of care.
Article 2020-02-24 14:43:00
This essay argues that the integration of social care and healthcare funding in Mental Health is still a priority and highly feasible.
Article 2011-12-21 15:48:00
Alison Chalmers describes all the ways in which her daughter inspires her.
Story 2015-08-24 16:39:00
Simon Duffy sets out why the latest wave of planned reforms to the NHS must be unacceptable and proposes a democratic alternative
Article 2018-01-23 15:09:00
Manavodaya has much to teach us about what real change requires and whether the COVID19 crisis will help us move away from congregate care.
Article 2020-09-16 16:40:00
Digital technology is opening up new ways in which people can develop their own person centred plan.
Article 2024-07-23 13:43:00
Catherine Hale's article explains how a range of UK government policies target disabled people.
Article 2013-04-03 13:16:00
Pete Richmond sets out what we can learn from Manavodaya a development organisation based in India and the UK, in relation to the idea of personalisation.
Article 2014-09-19 16:30:00
This short essay describes how to face some of the fears raised about the application of personalisation within the NHS.
Article 2011-10-18 16:29:00
Simon Duffy explores the missing community capacity that needs to be identified and galvanised as part of a reformed welfare state.
Article 2016-08-03 07:45:00
This article explores the challenge of making personalisation effective at supporting people's human rights and delivering real entitlements.
Article 2012-07-20 17:39:00
Michael Balkow argues that compassion and respect for the autonomy of those with terminal illnesses requires change in the law to enable assisted suicide.
Article 2017-05-26 11:19:00
A review of direct payment policies across English councils, identifying opportunities for more flexibility.
Article 2025-05-06 11:21:00
Simon Duffy, in the fifth of his blogs from Finland, explores the relationship of personal budgets to health economics and the ideal of health & social integration.
Article 2016-05-02 14:20:00
Simon Duffy describes some of the strategies that can be used to shift systems towards the use of self-directed support.
Article 2019-07-01 10:57:00
Gavin Barker shares lessons learnt from the recent Penzance Citizens Panel on Housing, Homelessness and Low Pay.
Article 2020-01-22 15:42:00
Matt Rothschild explains how the US electoral system is corrupted by the power of money and corporations that threaten human and disability rights.
Article 2017-07-10 09:25:00
Policies for sustainable farming outlined by Anna Pick of Positive Money, Anne Chapman and Jeremy Buxton.
Article 2023-04-14 12:47:00
The debate about conditionality in work and the benefits system is confusing and this does not help us build systems that encourage work and contribution.
Article 2010-11-08 15:34:00
Individual service design is the creative development of high quality supports to achieve full and active citizenship.
Inspiration 2010-07-15 11:47:00
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
Steven Rose argues that social policy for people with learning disabilities has largely been driven by collaborative values-based work, not official government policy.
Article 2017-06-18 14:28:00
David Zigmond explores the history of the Israeli-Hamas conflict.
Article 2025-07-10 10:45:00
