by David Robinson | 10 Aug 2020 | Communities & Volunteering, Covid and Relationships, Our thinking
Are there clues in the pandemic experience for the development of more community based, relationship centred social care? What would need to change and what support would it require? Here, David considers the implications, and the potential, for transforming the approach to social care.
by Neil Denton | 19 Mar 2024 | Our thinking, Our work
In brief In this blog, Neil Denton gives an update on the Relationships Learning Network which gathered for the first time in September 2023. Neil outlines some common areas of interest and interdisciplinary interest and invites you to join us in strengthening links...
by David Robinson | 12 Oct 2021 | Covid and Relationships, Dreams and Vision, Our thinking
In brief In this blog, we explore the long tail damage of the pandemic and oscillating community activity, and we ask for your thoughts on the best role that we can play here at The Relationships Project. On 10/11, we’re convening a conversation to explore how...
by David Grayson | 6 Jun 2019 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this important and moving piece, David Grayson examines the caring relationship and proposes a “new social contract for carers and caring.” David Grayson CEO at Central YMCA David Grayson CBE is chair of the charity Carers UK which works for a society...
by Guest | 15 Jun 2021 | Guest Blogs, Top Picks
In brief Covid has shone a light on the relationship between social care and social connections. With the UK Government’s social care reforms on the horizon, Sam Dalton makes an argument for social care models in which care and connection come hand in hand. Sam...
by David Robinson | 6 Mar 2020 | Economy & Politics, Guest Blogs
In brief In this Joining the Dots podcast, hosted and produced by our partners at Ratio, David explores the potential of a relational social policy and reflects on the Islington Green Paper Fairer...
by Nick Andrews | 11 Sep 2019 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this piece for Joining the Dots Nick Andrews discusses the true nature of co production and how good support is founded in, and reflects back, the kind of relationships that Martin Buber called “I– thou” not “I- it”. Nick Andrews Research and Practice...
by Isabella McDonnell | 19 Apr 2022 | Guest Blogs, Top Picks
Isabella McDowell In this blog Isabella McDonnell shares her thoughts on how deepening our understanding of home, identity and belonging can help our relationships to flourish. Isabella is a dispute resolution paralegal and future polyglot, exploring the...
by Steve Wyler | 17 Mar 2020 | Guest Blogs
In brief In this Joining the Dots podcast, hosted and produced by our partners at Ratio, Steve Wyler of Better Way discusses the work of the network and what it can do to support a fairer social...
by Rosa Friend | 28 Aug 2025 | Our thinking
When we’re unwell, how does the compassion that healthcare workers give (or fail to give) shape our experiences and health outcomes? In this blog, Rosa explores these questions, and shares two personal experiences that have shaped her thinking – (accidentally)...
