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Yes, there is an alternative

Author and journalist George Monbiot in conversation with author Jeremy Lent on what a life-enhancing future could look like.
17 Jun 2026 RSA House and YouTube
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A common wealth?

As younger generations start to inherit trillions from Baby Boomers, banker and author Ken Costa explores the risks and opportunities of this historic wealth handover.
23 Sep 2025 Ken Costa
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How much does Britain cost?

Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, follows the £1 trillion it now costs to run the UK economy, exploring where the money comes from, how it’s spent and what reforms might be needed to prepare for future challenges.
23 Feb 2023
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Inside stories of 21st–century diplomacy

Diplomacy often takes place behind closed doors, but what does this vital role really look like in today’s world? Baroness Catherine Ashton reflects on her time as the EU’s first High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
26 Jan 2023
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Public talks

A new economic paradigm for people and planet

Dennis Snower, influential economist and policy adviser to the G20, joins leading evolutionary theorist David Sloan Wilson to ask: can we re-define and re-design economics to respond more effectively to the complex collective challenges facing us now, and in the future?
30 Jan 2023
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Slouching towards utopia

One of the world’s most celebrated economists, Brad DeLong, explains just how and why the long twentieth century’s explosion of technology and prosperity has failed to deliver us a real utopia.
13 Oct 2022
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Building a politics of the common good

Lisa Nandy and Maurice Glasman look afresh at Blue Labour thinking – a prescription for broken politics rooted in people, place and community.
18 Oct 2022
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