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 →

In our latest vlog, we look again at the concept of a basic income and reflect on a basic income event we have just attended.  https://youtu.be/B8ORnqJ7TN8

In our latest vlog, we reflect on the importance of skill sharing drawing on examples from Libre Digital and AFC Unity.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv7H27qFA7k