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Making the social economy pay

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26 Sep 2022

Diana Finch

Childcare, taking care of the family home, buying and preparing food, and supporting the vulnerable in our community… all hugely important jobs and all miserably underpaid. Diana Finch, of Bristol Pay, suggests a better way to remunerate the essential work without which our societies would collapse.
Farming without a farm

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23 Sep 2022

ASHUTOSH NAIK FRSA

Food security and traceability have never been more important. Dr Ashutosh S Naik looks at an issue that goes back decades, and explains how science and business (and individuals) can come together to ensure safe and healthy food for all
We need intergenerational future of work dialogue now

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21 Sep 2022

Bob Jeffery Farheen Khan Ashok Pandey Tim Whitaker

A radical new policy agenda is required to support multigenerational workplaces as they become the new normal.
To move mountains, invest in global collaboration

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13 Sep 2022

Julie Guégan

Julie Guégan formulated a new way forward, with collaboration at every level fostering a better world for us all
Levelling up isn’t about North versus South

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09 Sep 2022

Anthony Delaney

The Government’s controversial policy is a huge opportunity to radically rewire the UK, argues Anthony Delaney, but it all has to happen at a local level
Autistic girls need Child First support when in police care

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07 Sep 2022

Carly Jones

A succession of news stories of the appalling treatment of autistic girls by police is shocking but not surprising. Carly Jones, who grew up with undiagnosed autism, says that there are essential safeguarding measures that must be taken now
Does Net Zero need nuclear?

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10 Aug 2022

Arun Khuttan

Nuclear energy is clean, green and brings energy security in an uncertain world, but are we ready to deliver?
The crazy dream of the UK’s ‘property owning democracy’

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04 Aug 2022

Geoffrey Payne

For decades, UK governments have promoted home ownership… yet fewer and fewer of us manage to buy our own homes. Geoffrey Payne suggests we could learn a lot from countries who don’t share our obsession
A proposal for greater equity

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15 Jul 2022

Philip Rodgers

Universal basic income is a right, not a supplement to benefits, argues Philip Rodgers. In a new paper, he argues that it could be financed by scrapping taxes and replacing them with charges for our use of resources. The result would be conservation, environmental protection and a fair share for all.
Why isn’t the UK design industry more diverse?

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07 Jul 2022

Ben Pearson

The world faces existential sustainability issues – a global problem requiring a societal response – yet the design industry reflects a tiny segment of our society. Ben Pearson’s research examines how much damage this is doing, and how we can make things better