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State expectations: what the public want from this week’s Budget

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07 Mar 2020

Anthony Painter Will Grimond

New polling from the RSA suggests an appetite for higher taxes and spending from the British public.
Covid-19 and the case for portable benefits

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06 Mar 2020

Fabian Wallace-Stephens

As the coronavirus spreads, trade unions are urging governments to ensure that all workers can access sick pay. But this epidemic has surfaced the need for a more radical reform of the benefits system.
What does heritage mean to you?

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05 Mar 2020

Becca Antink

The RSA is working on how heritage can improve lives in local places. Here are our stories of what heritage means to us - what are yours?
Should the English Baccalaureate education system be reformed, and how?

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05 Mar 2020

Mark Hewlett FRSA

“We need to develop learning of all types from abstract theorising, empirical scientific research, creative thinking, and their practical applications.” Martin Whewlett FRSA puts forward his case in favour of an English Baccalaureate (EBACC) for the 21st century, and asks for Fellows to respond with their views.
How will the coronavirus affect the gig economy?

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04 Mar 2020

Will Grimond

An epidemic could have serious consequences for those in insecure work.
An update on the RSA's Strategic Review

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04 Mar 2020

Tim Eyles, Chair of the Board

Tim Eyles, Chair of the Board of Trustees, provides an update on the RSA's Strategic Review.
Good process is vital for good government

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03 Mar 2020

Matthew Taylor

Bad process is less risky in the short-term. But it won’t deliver real change. Matthew Taylor and the Policy Innovation Unit’s Dr Andrea Siodmok explore what makes a process good.
Ethics and the coronavirus: protecting the vulnerable in an interconnected world

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02 Mar 2020

Julian Sheather FRSA

RSA Fellow Julian Sheather examines the ethics of government responses to coronavirus – how can we balance protecting people and allowing as much normal life as possible to go on?
International Women's Day 2020

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02 Mar 2020

Martha Glynn

Martha Glynn describes how it appears that we will commence International Women’s Day 2020 aware of both a cause for celebration and the need for accelerated action.
Can we keep cash alive?

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26 Feb 2020

Mark Hall

On our current trajectory, we risk sleepwalking into a cashless economy that excludes and divides. As the digital economy expands, can we keep our cash economy alive?