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"The collapse of Northern Rock ten years ago heralded the most severe financial crisis since the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and the most prolonged UK recession since the Second World War. But were there other, less well known, consequences of the banking collapse? Here are three to think about."
In 2018 the RSA will be embarking on an ambitious project to create an Enlightenment coffeehouse, one which fosters the creative thinking and collaborative action needed to address the challenges of the 21st century.
16th August 2017
An article by: Anthony Painter
Conversations about the future of technology are almost entirely set in the wrong direction, argues Anthony Painter.
Sam Grinsted explores how by prioritising purposeful citizen engagement we can build legitimacy around policies that prioritise inclusive growth.
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On the 10 year anniversary of the collapse of the Northern Rock bank, then Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling reflects on what we have and haven’t learned from the crisis.
Thursday 14th September 2017 at 13:00
Great Room Auditorium, RSA House
Award-winning journalist Robert Peston looks back on breaking the Northern Rock story, and the economic and political crisis that followed.
A decade on from the global financial crash, how do we ensure the benefits of economic growth are more equitably shared? With Gabriela Ramos, OECD Chief of Staff and Hon Wayne Swan MP, former DPM and Treasurer of Australia. ...
Hear about what makes Tiffany Dufu happy, who inspires her, and why she's on the planet!
Renowned social psychologist Jonathan Haidt shares a shocking personal example of confirmation bias on social media, and shows just how vital it is for us to open up and absorb ideas from across the political spectrum.
Mo Gawdat is Chief Business Officer at [X], an elite team of engineers that comprise Google's futuristic dream factory. In 2011 he proposed an algorithm based on an understanding of how the brain takes in and processes joy ...
