What is the sharing economy?

The word ’economy’ can be seen as a bit of a dirty word this days but add the word ’sharing’ and suddenly things seem a little brighter. However, with just 5% of the UK public alone fully understanding what the sharing economy is, here’s a brief guide to what it actually means to you and me. Let’s start right at the beginning. We’ve been sharing things for thousands of years. With neighbours lending each other food, borrowing tools and allowing friends to stay whenever they needed a place to crash. This i