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New report calls for plastics tax and ban on marketing as consumers look to splurge after the pandemic

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15 Mar 2021

Oxford vaccine creator Professor Sarah Gilbert wins RSA Albert Medal

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05 Mar 2021

Professor Sarah Gilbert has won the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) Albert Medal for her work on the Oxford vaccine.

Three-in-four Conservative voters back big increase in sick pay

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23 Feb 2021

More than three-in-four Conservative supporters back a big increase in sick pay, a new poll suggests.

Insecure work and ‘cultural values divide’ on patriotism splitting UK into seven distinct tribes

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15 Feb 2021

Britain is spilling into seven distinct tribes due to insecure work, increased automation, and a growing ‘cultural values divide’ on issues like patriotism, a new report finds.

'Economic security trap' driving millions of Brits to work with Covid symptoms, RSA warns

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17 Jan 2021

RSA calls for stronger welfare net to curb virus spread.

Matthew Taylor to step down as RSA chief executive

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15 Dec 2020

The RSA will begin the process of appointing a new chief executive in 2021.

Key workers feel burned-out and unsupported by public and government

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07 Dec 2020

A ‘new deal’ for key workers — including a £500 thank you bonus, extended sick pay and paying the real living wage — is needed to reward them for their heroic efforts during the pandemic.

Covid to drive automation-related unemployment, study warns

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12 Oct 2020

Key workers struggling with money and mental health woes

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30 Aug 2020

Key workers are risking their mental and physical health to hold down their jobs, a new report warns.