Can a sharing economy also be a caring economy?

There’s no such thing as a ‘PR problem’ anymore, as Airbnb found out to its cost last week.
The Times reported that the home sharing service had been canvassing London landlords at an exclusive event. The organisers, the piece said, wanted to build a “fake grassroots” movement to head off regulations that curb landlords’ ability to rent out homes on a short-term basis.
With its talk of “young, trendy hosts” who “availed themselves of free foo