Simon Duffy

Turning our attention to neighbourhoods is most radical way we can challenge the centralisation of power in England. Mapping Sheffield's neighbourhoods is just the start, writes Simon Duffy.

Sheffield has almost no control over its own destiny, "not worthy of making decisions for ourselves", according to our hyper-centralised government.

Ahead of a major social care conference in Sheffield, Simon Duffy from the Centre for Welfare Reform makes the case for a system that is rights-based, people-powered and truly local.

Imagine if we, the people of Sheffield, could redesign the constitution of our city from scratch. I know this seems crazy. Who would let us do such a thing? But just imagine.

The crisis has shown us that so many of us want to act like citizens.

It's not just the UK Government that was slow to respond to COVID-19. I arrived in Spain on the day the Spanish Government closed all its…

The results of the 2019 election are even worse than they appear. Despite austerity, welfare reform, Brexit and climate change, we have…

Ten years ago I created a think tank called the Centre for Welfare Reform, based here in Sheffield. It still seems like a crazy idea.…

Ahead of 'Basic Income: How Do We Get There?' next Saturday at the University of Sheffield, Simon Duffy from the Centre for Welfare Reform…