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No complaints this week

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20 Jun 2008

Matthew Taylor

Another great week of events at the RSA. As well as the Ken Robinson tour de force on Monday, we had a really lively debate last night on the subject of privacy, which involved evidence and interrogation from 9 different people.
Reclaiming freedom

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19 Jun 2008

Matthew Taylor

I received an interesting email this morning from Max Hogg about some of my recent posts on cognitive capacity - here is an extract:
The post-bureaucratic state

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18 Jun 2008

Matthew Taylor

Interesting feedback from the Conservative Shadow Cabinet Away Day on the 'post-bureaucratic' state. The appeal of David Cameron's new Conservative brand is that it combines social ambition with scepticism about the state. In a sense, this is Cameron's own 'third way' between Labour's traditional combination of social ambition and faith in the state on the one hand, and a neo-liberal indifference to social outcomes on the other.
A meeting of minds

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17 Jun 2008

Matthew Taylor

Yet another highlight of what is proving to be our best ever season of lectures. Last night we awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal to Sir Ken Robinson, who then gave a scintillating talk which managed to be most profound and at the same time very engaging. He is a long time friend and ally of the RSA, and has said many kind things about our work, from Opening Minds to our planned Progressive Education Charter.
A bridge over troubled waters

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12 Jun 2008

Matthew Taylor

Yesterday I found myself speaking at the GC Expo 2008 conference. It was one of those strange bookings where the audience wanted to discuss something specific - technology and government - and seemed nonplussed by my attempt to give an overview of the British state! However, there were some positive points.
RSA Fellowship in the south west

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11 Jun 2008

Matthew Taylor

Great day out in Exeter yesterday with South West Fellows. The evening reception was fun - it's always nice to talk to Fellows old and new - but the high point of the day was the afternoon session with Committee members and invited Fellows.
The end of New Labour?

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09 Jun 2008

Matthew Taylor

I've been reflecting on Gordon Brown's all time low rating in the opinion polls. This is being driven in part by mistakes made by the government, and is also a reflection of people's anxiety about the economy. But, maybe the volatility in the electorate reflects something deeper.
The stuff of thought

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09 Jun 2008

Matthew Taylor

It's great to be back after a couple of fallow weeks in blog terms and now on our new fantastic web site.
Before the Bank Holiday

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23 May 2008

Matthew Taylor

First of all I would like to say a big thank you to the staff here at RSA for burning the midnight oil for the past week in the final push to launch the new website. It went live yesterday evening, but apparently takes 24-48 hours to propagate around the world to all the different servers. So keep checking the site, it will soon have a fresh face and greater functionality.
Cognitively enhanced

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22 May 2008

Matthew Taylor

Over recent blogs I’ve been rehearsing some thoughts about what I call neurological reflexivity. The idea being that instead of a world in which what matters is what we think increasingly we are engaging with the question of how we think.

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No complaints this week

Reclaiming freedom

The post-bureaucratic state

A meeting of minds

A bridge over troubled waters

RSA Fellowship in the south west

The end of New Labour?

The stuff of thought

Before the Bank Holiday

Cognitively enhanced

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