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Whitehall and Town Hall reset required to fix UK’s failed economic system, warns RSA Inclusive Growth Commission

Press release

07 Mar 2017

The way the economy and public services are run in the UK has failed and must be radically overhauled to create the “economy that works for everyone, not the privileged few” that the government has committed itself to, according to the final report from the RSA Inclusive Growth Commission.
Students in deprived neighbourhoods being denied access to ‘tough subjects’

Press release

11 Feb 2015

Schools in deprived neighbourhoods are denying young people access to subjects deemed ‘more difficult’, according to the latest analysis by the Open Public Services Network at the RSA.
Devolve ‘impoverished’ skills strategy to metro level says RSA City Growth Commission

Press release

03 Jul 2014

The political debate around the skills agenda remains “impoverished” and it’s unclear how government initiatives add up to an overall strategy that contributes towards wider economic growth, according to a report published today by the RSA City Growth Commission, with support from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).
Police Federation embrace change and vote in favour of RSA independent review

Press release

21 May 2014

The Police Federation of England and Wales today embraced reform and a brighter future through voting in favour of all recommendations made by the RSA Independent Review.
Politicians must stem rising tide of demand for public services

Press release

25 Feb 2014

As many local authorities face their biggest financial challenges over the next two years, a report examined the steps being taken to shrink demand on public services and prevent Councils being reduced to a state of ‘perpetual crisis management.’
Call for entrepreneurs to join ranks of Subpostmasters, says RSA

Press release

24 Feb 2014

The Post Office could transform its future by supporting branches to take a more entrepreneurial approach, including providing access to digital training courses and public services such as health centres, as well as servicing the needs of a growing community of microbusinesses, an RSA report has suggested.
Audit profession challenged to account for its social purpose

Press release

11 Feb 2014

The audit profession must do more to increase the economic, social or environmental value of the organisations it reviews, if it’s to rebuild public trust and truly work in the public interest, according to a report published by the RSA as part of the AuditFutures initiative.
RSA Independent Review calls for major reform if the Police Federation is to be the trusted voice for frontline officers

Press release

20 Jan 2014

The final report of the RSA Independent Review of the Police Federation of England and Wales has been published. Based on the evidence it received, the Review Panel sets out the case for fundamental reform of the Federation’s culture, behaviours, structures and organisation. The aim is to make the Police Federation once again ‘the trusted voice of frontline officers’.
Every little helps: How supermarkets can protect local communities as tough times bite

Press release

14 Jan 2014

Large supermarkets can help lessen the impact of lower living standards and cuts to local authority spending by becoming ‘community hubs’ through which customers can access public services, charities and other community groups, an RSA report has concluded.
Staring into the abyss: Local authorities face billion pound blackhole

Press release

04 Jul 2013

Local authorities funding for elderly social care is set to be slashed by 18 percent by 2015/16 and funding for working age and children’s social care services will also plunge into the red by 23.4 percent, an RSA 2020 Public Services report has warned.

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Latest thinking

Whitehall and Town Hall reset required to fix UK’s failed economic system, warns RSA Inclusive Growth Commission

Students in deprived neighbourhoods being denied access to ‘tough subjects’

Devolve ‘impoverished’ skills strategy to metro level says RSA City Growth Commission

Police Federation embrace change and vote in favour of RSA independent review

Politicians must stem rising tide of demand for public services

Call for entrepreneurs to join ranks of Subpostmasters, says RSA

Audit profession challenged to account for its social purpose

RSA Independent Review calls for major reform if the Police Federation is to be the trusted voice for frontline officers

Every little helps: How supermarkets can protect local communities as tough times bite

Staring into the abyss: Local authorities face billion pound blackhole