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RSA celebrates UK-Japan ties at Expo 2025

From regional development to sustainable futures, the RSA’s final week at Expo 2025 Osaka brought together UK and Japanese leaders to tackle shared global challenges and strengthen bilateral partnerships.
5 Dec 2025 Devlyn Lalonde
In Conversation

In conversation with Afua Hirsch

Writer, broadcaster and best-selling author Afua Hirsch speaks with RSA Journal Editor Leah Clarkson about assimilation and experience, the enduring power of race in shaping British identity, and why confronting uncomfortable history is key to meaningful inclusion.
23 Sep 2025 Leah Clarkson
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Good council: Ealing’s story

Ealing Council’s chief executive explains how the borough is putting social connection at its core
23 Sep 2025 Tony Clements
A group of people, including women and a boy, stand and sit outdoors in sunlight, some clapping and one holding a phone to take a photo. Houses and a table with water bottles are visible in the background.
In Conversation

In conversation with Sir John Curtice

Polling guru Professor Sir John Curtice talks to RSA CEO Andy Haldane about the growing crisis of trust in politics and the shifting dynamics of voter behaviour.
26 Mar 2025 Andy Haldane
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The elusive goal of inclusive growth

The Mayor of the East Midlands describes how the RSA-led Inclusive Growth Commission is helping to craft long-term solutions to address the challenges facing the region.
26 Mar 2025 Claire Ward
Aerial view of an East Midlands town with a prominent spire rising from a church surrounded by trees. Historic brick buildings and narrow streets weave through the landscape, while rolling green hills stretch into the distance under a partly cloudy sky, embodying inclusive growth.
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Loyd Grossman: secret sauce

New RSA Chair Loyd Grossman talks music, art and societal change, and why he thinks the work and mission of the RSA is more important now than ever.
6 Dec 2024 Nicholas Wroe
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Wikimedia: people-powered

In an age where knowledge is everything, Wikimedia’s behind-the-scenes communities are keeping the lights on and ensuring the truth is told.
6 Dec 2024 Lucy Crompton-Reid
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Ghada Amer: the art of protest

Provocative, empowering and unapologetically feminist — the Cairo-born artist’s body of work defies conventions and challenges perspectives.
25 Jun 2024 Nadia Khomami
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Last Word

Last Word: resistance

One young activist’s growing understanding of the shifting landscapes of opposition and power – and how best to effect meaningful change.
25 Jun 2024 Vibha Venkatesha
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Metrics reimagined

A new approach to metrics is bridging the gap between scientific measurement and human experience, strengthening civic participation, and laying out a path to thrive through adversity.
25 Jun 2024 Vlad Afanasiev
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