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The Perils Of Obsessive Measurement

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01 Nov 2010

It is nearly a decade ago since a brief conversation I had with a prominent member of the New Labour cabinet, who asked me what book I was writing next. I told him I was questioning the idea of targets. These were the days before opposition to targets had become relatively fashionable, and he was enjoyably astonished. “But what else can we do?” he asked.
A Big Society approach to low carbon

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27 Oct 2010

New energy saving community trusts could help us meet our carbon targets while strengthening neighbourhoods, argues John Swinney FRSA.
Back to the drawing board

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20 Oct 2010

FRSA Jane Gosney argues that, as more people from the creative sectors choose or are forced to go it alone as entrepreneurs or freelancers, the need to access life long learning opportunities and embrace the latest digital technology remains equally important.
RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms

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14 Oct 2010

Another inspiring RSA Animate taken from a speech given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education expert and recipient of the RSA Benjamin Franklin award. Download a transcript of this video (pdf).
Help Yourself To Housing

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05 Oct 2010

For many people, “can’t rent, can’t buy” spells homelessness of one sort or another. But are there no other routes into housing, asks Jon Fitzmaurice FRSA?
The business of family business

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27 Sep 2010

Governments are always trying to perform a balancing act between what policy promotes and what economic participation requires. But instead of winning here and sinning there, Stefan Kemp argues that a simple adjustment would deliver more sustainable lives without compromising financial security.
‘Globaloney’ and the myth of the borderless economy

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23 Aug 2010

Talk of ‘inevitable globalisation’ ignores the extent to which capital and its flows still reside at the national level, the importance of domestic policy and lets leaders off the hook, argues Ian Fletcher.
RSA Animate - 21st century enlightenment

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23 Aug 2010

Matthew Taylor explores the meaning of 21st century enlightenment, how the idea might help us meet the challenges we face today, and the role that can be played by organisations such as the RSA. View Matthew Taylor's lecture at the RSA
The Big Society needs greater equality

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10 Aug 2010

Professor Kate Pickett FRSA argues that coalition government and the public should be intensely worried about inequality and its wider impacts.
RSA Animate - First as Tragedy, Then as Farce

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29 Jul 2010

In this short RSA Animate, renowned philosopher Slavoj Zizek investigates the surprising ethical implications of charitable giving. View the original lecture on RSA Vision. Download a transcript of this video (pdf).

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The Perils Of Obsessive Measurement

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Back to the drawing board

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms

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‘Globaloney’ and the myth of the borderless economy

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The Big Society needs greater equality

RSA Animate - First as Tragedy, Then as Farce

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