links for 2010-11-26

Mega resource (thanks to @karlwilding for sharing).

Interesting think piece from David Sinclair at the International Longevity Centre. Nicely summarises the benefits and challenges of using tech to support the transformation of adult social care.

Baroness O'Neill's lecture at @NCVO's annual meeting on the topic of trust.

Fantastic post. Usefully sceptical, I'd say.

This is fascinating stuff: "A major piece of research this year has been “The Business Case for Shared Lives”. The research was carried out under the auspices of Improvement and Efficiency South East and was carried out by Helen Baldwin, former manager of the Oxfordshire AP Scheme with funding from the Department for Communities and Local Government. The project focuses on outcomes and cost which at a time of recession is more persuasive than solely focusing on great outcomes for individuals."

Fascinating interview on a very interesting topic. Great stuff from @louisebrown and @ncvo.

"A new report by PwC and ippr shows there is real appetite from local people to get more involved in designing and delivering public services. It also shows that as the government begins the task of cutting £81 billion from total spending by 2014/15, 90 per cent of people believe that the state should remain primarily responsible for delivering most key public services."

"Under the CIO model, charities would be able to have limited liability without the need to register as companies and file accounts with Companies House."