Blog Archives

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Reflections on a People’s Assembly: advice for organisers

29 Oct 2019 Clare Gage FRSA

Think about how you want to have influence, and structure your discussion around that.

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4 social care challenges we can tackle with self-management

9 Oct 2019 Ruth Hannan

The social care system isn’t working. The public doesn’t understand it. It’s bureaucratic. It’s placing a huge burden on workers. We can start to address these problems by trusting care workers.

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How can we make the growth of citizens assemblies last?

13 Sep 2019 Riley Thorold

Many new citizens’ assemblies have been announced in the UK and across Europe. Why has this happened? And how can we make this ‘deliberative moment’ last?

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6 principles for effective social action in schools

2 Sep 2019 Hannah Breeze

What we learned from working in primary schools.

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Empowering young people to create a democracy for the future

19 Aug 2019 Paul Ingram FRSA

The RSA Tees Valley Fellows’ Network on their local work on democracy in schools.

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Democracy versus the climate?

20 Jun 2019 Riley Thorold

We need more democracy, not less, to fight climate change. Riley Thorold on the tension between the environment and democracy and plans to hold a citizens’ assembly on climate change in the UK.

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How could a basic income change people’s lives?

16 May 2019 Ian Burbidge, Aima Ahmed

Three examples of how a basic income could help people take control of their futures.

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How CDC Pensions can give better outcomes: an illustrative example

18 Mar 2019 David Pitt-Watson, Hari Mann

Jo is saving for a pension, and wants to have enough to provide for herself from retirement until death. David Pitt-Watson FRSA and Harinder Mann FRSA take us through why CDC pensions might be the answer.

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How bringing people together to find consensus helped us improve pensions

18 Mar 2019 Toby Murray

Toby Murray looks back on the RSA’s work to make CDC pensions a reality, reflecting on a process that has championed collaboration and found common ground.

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Is pressure to achieve exam results contributing to school exclusions? Yes, new RSA data indicates

11 Mar 2019 Laura Partridge

Our research found a spike in admissions to Pupil Referral Units in the autumn term of Year 11, the final term before a student’s exam results count towards a school’s performance.