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George Osborne vowed to revitalise the cities of the North – but have the benefits been shared fairly?

Press release

29 Jan 2015

Last summer, George Osborne travelled to Manchester’s Science and Industry museum to make a speech which, at the time, received scant attention in the London press.
Taking self-employment seriously

Blog

28 Jan 2015

Benedict Dellot

Self-employment is the economic trend that everyone is talking about. Why? Because the number of people in this line of work has grown by 30 per cent since 2000, with the result that a record 1 in 7 of the workforce now answer to themselves.
Bob’s Big Idea: why we are living longer

Blog

27 Jan 2015

Jonathan Rowson

“♫ I was 21 years when I wrote this song. I’m 22 now but I won’t be for long. Time hurries on, and the years that were green, turn to brown ♫”
The need for new ideas - even if they seem crazy at first

Blog

26 Jan 2015

Anthony Painter

There is something that is quite corrosive in our public life. It is our reaction to new ideas.
What We Talk About When We Talk About RSA Events (with apols to Raymond Carver)

Blog

23 Jan 2015

Abi Stephenson

Hello world! The indefatigable members of the events team have just emerged - blinking in the bright sunlight - after an inspiring, provocative, and (blisteringly exhausting) triad of events.
RDInsights: Dinah Casson

Video

22 Jan 2015

Interior Designer Dinah Casson became an RDI in 2005. Listen to her engaging interview with Mike Dempsey as part of the RDInsight series.
Public Services and Communities Newsletter

Fellowship news

21 Jan 2015

The RSA’s work in public services encourages a shift in power to people and communities so that they can better meet their own social and economic needs. Sign up to the public services newsletter.
Save politics – write your own manifesto

Blog

21 Jan 2015

Matthew Taylor

If we want politics to change, let’s make the first move ourselves.
Steve Punt on Climate Change

Video

20 Jan 2015

In a bid to generate a new public dialogue that sparks real action, the RSA presents the first in a series of climate change events with a twist, featuring comedian Steve Punt
RSA Replay: Seven Serious Jokes About Climate Change

Video

20 Jan 2015

Something has to change. In a bid to generate a new public dialogue that sparks real action, the RSA presents the first in a series of climate change events with a twist, featuring comedians Marcus Brigstocke and Pippa Evans.