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Economy, Employment & Design

Equal Pay Day 2018: More Than a Wage Gap

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12 Nov 2018

Kayshani Gibbon

Kayshani Gibbon explores what organisations can do to tackle gender inequality in the workplace
Face the future with optimism – introducing ‘Ideas for a 21st century enlightenment’

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12 Nov 2018

Anthony Painter

The decade since the financial crash has been one in which society’s divides have been revealed to be stark and destructive. In a series of essays published today we map out how a more optimistic future might be secured.
Of Markets and Militaries

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10 Nov 2018

Kevin Albertson

“Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money"
A Regional Banking Revolution for the 21st Century

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09 Nov 2018

Mark Hall

The RSA has a rich tradition of supporting innovation. The partnership with the CSBA is the latest in this tradition.
Beware of automation predictions: 3 things we can know for sure

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07 Nov 2018

Kit Cox

There's lots of predictions about the impact of automation on jobs and the future of work. There's only 3 things we can know for sure.
A Multivitamin for the Future of Work? Rethinking the Value of Coworking for Digital Creatives

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07 Nov 2018

Tuukka Toivonen

Could coworking be the top candidate for a “multivitamin” of entrepreneurial life and the future of work? Scholars claim it can alleviate the symptoms of loneliness among digital nomads and those with freelancing tendencies. Designers believe that, through beautiful interiors and smart layouts, it can relieve us from work- and screen-related dread and dullness, freeing us to reconnect with ourselves.
10 Years after the Crash, time to stop expecting reform from mainstream economists?

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02 Nov 2018

Henry Leveson-Gower FRSA

Post-Crash, we seemed set for a revolution in economics. Even The Economist magazine, defender of free markets, concluded that a new economics was needed. Yet we are still waiting! We think the answer is to legitimise the innovators outside the mainstream rather than expect change to come from within.
Why 10 years on civil society are demanding politicians act now to prevent the next financial crash

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02 Nov 2018

Rachel Oliver Positive Money

The banks got bailed out, the public got sold out. That’s what happened ten years ago when the collapse of one private financial institution in the US caused the biggest global recession since the Great Depression.
Sustainability Network: Future-Facing Leaders Event

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30 Oct 2018

Susan Harris FRSA

Susan Harris FRSA, the Sustainability Network Lead reflects on the lively Future-Facing Leaders event at the RSA House on Monday 29 October.
The Chancellor offers us patching, when what we need is revolution

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29 Oct 2018

Asheem Singh

The RSA Economy team respond to the 2018 Budget.