For those who have followed either of us the last ten years or so, you’ll know that we’ve been featured in a fair amount of press for our political activism and community initiatives. Jane’s work was quoted by The Independent, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal, and she has been interviewed by BBC radio,... Continue Reading →

The coronavirus pandemic has absolutely blown apart many myths long perpetuated by a capitalist system very much in full influence of the media – but it has also brought to the forefront the concept of “bullshit jobs,” in contrast to work with social impact. One of the things we explored in our 2015 guerrilla documentary... Continue Reading →

We’ve co-founded initiatives for years, but still the not-for-profit sector remains one full of contradictions – contradictions of democracy, hierarchy, fair pay, fair play, and even the concept of social good itself. What is a social enterprise? We know it’s neither part of the private sector nor the public sector, but is it a charity?... Continue Reading →

For years we have worked together to help drive forward community initiatives with social impact, and have even formally set up our own social enterprises. However, we often found social enterprises to be very frustrating, as they can be problematic in nature. While there is no clear definition of what it takes to be a... Continue Reading →

We attended an event as part of the Festival of Debate, where Guy Standing talked about the concept of a basic income, which was a prelude to today's announcement. The blurb for the event was the following: Guy Standing is co-founder of the Basic Income Earth Network and economic advisor to John McDonnell, Shadow Chancellor... Continue Reading →

In our latest vlog, we talk about Means TV - the world's first worker-owned, anti-capitalist, on-demand digital streaming service - and the importance of democratic workplaces. https://youtu.be/CRvn34TY5bQ

In our latest vlog, we look at the benefits of free and open source software whilst providing some examples.  https://youtu.be/1y196GCsPcQ

In our latest vlog, we look at the importance of having a mission, vision and values as part of your initiative and how this can help it be a force for social change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1pgbx0JKeE&t

Welcome and screening of What is Basic Income? We attended the ‘Basic Income: how do we get there?’ event on the 9th of March at The University of Sheffield, with the central premise being that all in attendance were assumed to agree with the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI), with the discussions and workshops... Continue Reading →