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Catherine Hale spoke to members of Church Action on Poverty about how welfare reforms have harmed disabled people and the need for radical action now.
Article 2020-11-17 16:19:00
Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley explores what human flourishing really means.
Books 2025-04-30 16:17:00
Noel Pearson describes how educational reform has failed for aboriginal people and makes the case for welfare reform based upon igniting self-interest.
Reviews 2011-01-04 09:17:00
Sam Sly writes about the importance of working together, sharing our experiences, resources and energy in the year ahead.
Article 2013-01-22 20:00:00
Simon Duffy reviews Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book Antifragile - things that gain from disorder.
Reviews 2014-01-07 15:00:00
It is time to abandon the failed dogmas that accelerated social injustice and are breaking Britain apart.
Article 2023-11-01 11:56:00
Government can create the money we need in order to do the things that really matter.
Article 2024-02-05 13:47:00
A summary of concerns about the design of Australia's important National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Article 2012-10-26 10:33:00
Rosemary O'Neill gave this heartfelt speech about her own experience as a Carer at Carers UK State of Caring Conference in May 2013.
Story 2013-06-20 15:18:00
Simon Duffy reflects on the stories he heard at a conference on poverty and welfare reform.
Article 2014-03-03 08:54:00
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
David Zigmond argues that it is not just economics that is at the heart of the problems in the NHS - more than this is the lack of attention to the issues of the heart.
Article 2017-06-15 12:09:00
Wendy Perez and Simon Duffy are trying to improve the Keys to Citizenship as a model that works for everyone.
Article 2017-12-05 11:06:00
Alain Catzeflis explores why our commitment to social justice has been in such decline and argues that a new approach must avoid binary thinking.
Article 2018-02-10 10:52:00
The Centre for Welfare Reform is changing to become Citizen Network Research, this article explains why.
Article 2021-10-13 18:32:00
The Health and Care Bill is a means to undermine the NHS, this is a constitutional crisis.
Article 2022-04-13 11:12:00
The Government continues to assess the impact of its cuts on sick and disabled people - it's time…
News 2015-08-17
Social housing isn’t working for the people Beyond Limits support who have been institutionalised for years in Specialist Hospitals but there are alternatives.
Article 2014-08-20 11:42:00
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 Towell reviews two books focusing on the development of inclusive education in England.
Reviews 2024-11-25 12:51:00
Brian Fisher describes a model developed in Lewisham which could shift healthcare away from institutional and hospital-based provision towards health improvement.
Article 2011-06-05 09:48:00
This essay provides an overview of why the welfare state should be reformed - not cut - and what it might take to achieve this difficult task.
Article 2013-01-23 08:30:00
Peter Kinsella reviews his time working in human services and examines the negative role of jargon, complexity and bureaucracy in people's lives.
Article 2014-09-15 13:37:00
Simon Duffy reviews Hannah Arendt - The Last Interview - and reflects on its lessons for thinking about the welfare state.
Reviews 2014-09-17 10:52:00
In the third of a series of essays from Finland Simon Duffy explains that a personal budget is fundamentally a way of making freedom real for people who need support.
Article 2016-02-25 19:01:00
Conventional economics is broken. Here is the radical alternative we need to shape a better future which works for people and planet, David Towell reviews Doughnut Economics.
Reviews 2017-05-31 12:43:00
Kim John Payne's book explores the unnecessary pressures and stress placed on children in the modern world and offers practical solutions.
Reviews 2019-05-09 15:09:00
As the UK battles with Brexit, citizens in West Yorkshire are invited to join We Share The Same Skies in an alternative approach to politics.
Paper 2019-05-28 17:50:00
Simon Duffy reviews Daniel Raventos's Basic Income: the material conditions of freedom.
Reviews 2014-01-07 10:20:00
Cormac Russell argues that welfare reform in isolation of the enlargement of the commons is naive and counterproductive.
Article 2017-01-16 10:11:00
Over 168 voluntary and community organisations from Gateshead and Newcastle responded to a survey by Newcastle CVS on austerity and the voluntary sector.
Paper 2018-09-25 13:00:00
This is the name of Wendy Perez’s training business through which she provides training on the Keys to Citizenship and also speaks at events.
Training 2018-10-02 15:42:00
The idea of Citizen Network is extremely modest and wildly ambitious.
Article 2019-01-08 17:01:00
A mother and a daughter, both living with disabilities, explain why they believe UBI would be transformational for them both.
Story 2021-06-10 13:54:00
We remember John O'Brien, whose ideas have had transformational social impact.
Article 2025-10-23 14:15:00
Finland is beginning to close its institutions for people with learning difficulties. Simon Duffy explores what can be learned about moving more quickly towards a citizenship-focused society.
Article 2012-04-02 01:00:00
Gabriel Chanan and Colin Miller explain how to strengthen local communities without abandoning public services and universal principles.
Article 2014-04-01 17:03:00
A review of Väinö Linna's Finnish trilogy and an exploration of the roots of the welfare state and the price earlier generations paid for it.
Reviews 2016-05-14 15:00:00
David Zigmond tells the story of Eve, a teacher whose joy in her work is being strangled by over-regulation.
Story 2018-12-20 09:36:00
Chris Watson briefly outlines the main legal features of an Individual Service Fund (ISF) and explores how community hubs or micro-enterprises might use them.
Article 2020-05-12 15:22:00
Matthew Edmonds suggests that we don't need pat responses to break down barriers between disabled and non-disabled people.
Article 2014-06-26 22:00:00
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
Living independently should not mean living in loneliness, Dominic Lodge has learnt from experience.
Story 2015-09-14 12:05:00
How to use crowdfunding to support your projects.
Handbook 2019-02-06 13:04:00
Gary Wootton argues that the A-Level scandal has disguised a much greater challenge - supporting those who need a different kind of post-16 education.
Article 2020-10-05 12:38:00
Henry Tam explains why the true value of community lies in its ability to welcome and nurture our natural diversity.
Article 2025-06-17 13:45:00
We work ethically and in accordance with the law.
People with learning disabilities often get help that isn't very helpful. Wendy Perez explains what help really means.
Article 2014-06-22 21:44:00
This report builds on an international survey of support organisations to develop a model of personalised support.
Paper 2017-10-02 15:56:00
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
