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We need to teach children new forms of literacy

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26 May 2023

Lazar Dzamic

Knowing how to read and write is no longer enough. Lazar Dzamic argues that we need to arm our young with new literacies, to fight narratives sold by media, politicians, religion, the entertainment industry and big business.
Our yes/no voting system means nothing ever happens

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11 May 2023

Peter Emerson

Climate change tells us we must cooperate or die. But where’s the cooperation between political parties? Peter Emerson suggests a radical change.
The power of piggybacking

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27 Apr 2023

Zografia Bika Adrian Gaskell

To enrich our world we need big government spending, but we also need to use what we already have. Zografia Bika and Adrian Gaskell explain how an army of Italian grandmothers showed the way.
What’s gone wrong with social housing?

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29 Mar 2023

Paul Eastwood

Social housing has a noble history of providing decent homes for people on low incomes, but recent years have seen scandal after scandal. Paul Eastwood argues for structural change in the sector.
When it comes to the working week, less is more

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23 Feb 2023

Joe Ryle

Studies and trials show the four-day week is good for business, productivity, and employees. Joe Ryle explains how less work works.
An idea worth stealing

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10 Nov 2022

Edward Lowe

Watching how software engineers work could revolutionise how we build products and services, and give employees more interesting and fulfilling work. Edward Lowe talks Tesla, Henry Ford and a lesson from the slaughterhouse
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.
A toolkit for workplace wellbeing

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30 Jun 2022

Kevin Daniels Helen Fitzhugh

Many employers realise wellbeing in the workplace promotes good mental health AND productivity, but don’t know where to begin. Kevin Daniels and Helen Fitzhugh talk about a new, free, online toolkit to get them started
Is levelling up whack-a-mole?

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21 Jun 2022

Keith Harrison-Broninski

The Government’s flagship policy promises a cornucopia of benefits spilling out over the country and enriching us all. There’s just one problem, writes Keith Harrison-Broninski… it can’t possibly work