The Citizens' Economic Council is a programme designed to give citizens a say on national economic policy, and influence over the future of the UK economy.
We aim to build a stronger economic democracy in the UK through informed engagement and discussion. The key activity within this 2-year programme was the Council itself, in which a group of 54 citizens undertook a journey of economic inquiry to deliberate and innovate on economic policy. The process was overseen by an independent advisory group.
We hope that the Council will be a catalyst for sparking a broader public discussion about the goals and priorities of economic policy, through an open online resource library and by promoting citizen deliberation over economic policy at events in communities up and down the country.
This project has ended but if you would like to know more about the programme, please e-mail citizenseconomy@rsa.org.uk
We need your support to get our message out there, and together we can help democratise our economy. Our case for the Citizens' Economic Council shows how important it is that we all have a say in economic policy, and highlights the contribution we all can make
At the launch of the RSA Citizens' Economic Council final report, Andy Haldane, Chief Economist at the Bank of England, announced that the Bank would adopt the RSA's recommendations in full for setting up regional citizen councils.
This is a bold recommendation. That language would usually preface an official like me lavishing praise on this recommendation, before gently burying it. But not today. I am delighted to announce that the Bank intends implementing in full the RSA's recommendation. During the course of this year, we will begin the process of setting-up regional citizen councils using our Agency network. This is a natural next step, and will become a central plank, of the Bank's engagement strategy in the years ahead.
