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“Just existing costs money”: new report shows a regular payment for basic needs can reduce poverty and bring health benefits

21 Oct 2022

We live in an age of crisis. Increasingly, there is understanding that the bases of our crises are material in nature: financial insecurity, poverty and inequality.

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Challenging the mental health crisis

21 Oct 2022 Hannah Webster, Riley Thorold, James Morrison, Jamie Cooke, Al Mathers

Read the findings and recommendations of our report on the mental health benefits of a universal basic income for young people.

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Can a universal basic income support mental health?

21 Oct 2022 Hannah Webster, Riley Thorold, James Morrison

Can a universal basic income improve the health and wellbeing of everyone? Our team builds on the finds of our 2022 UBI report in this blog.

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What are robots thinking?

12 Oct 2022 Sylvester Kaczmarek

As robots take on ever more human tasks and make more decisions on their own, we need to examine and question how they are making their choices. Robot psychology could be the bridge between AI and ethical decision-making.

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Four-day week: the social benefits

28 Sep 2022 Lianna Etkind

Lianna Etkind, RSA Central Fellowship Areas and Engagement Manager, explores the social benefits of the four-day week and calls for more participation to create the future of work.

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Innovation in the bag

27 Sep 2022 Sarah Collins

Sarah Collins explores how sustainable change must be locally led and supported by collaboration between aid agencies and business.

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Honest labour

27 Sep 2022 Emmet McNamee

With many workers pushing for their companies to have a positive impact on the biggest issues society faces, McNamee explores what workers need to maximise their collective power.

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In conversation with Francis Fukuyama

26 Sep 2022 Andy Haldane

Andy Haldane interviews US political theorist Francis Fukuyama, of The End of History fame. Fukuyama argues that classical liberalism has been contorted by factions both on the populist right and left.

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Good Work Guild

26 Sep 2022 Adanna Shallowe

An RSA project, Good Work Guild, reimagines the medieval guild as a tool for inspiration and innovation.

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Culture unpacked

26 Sep 2022 Maria Silina

Maria Silina poses the question, Who gains when cultural organisations claim ‘neutrality’?