In this issue:
Can cities save us? This question is posed Dr Benjamin Barber, while Ian Gordon and Henry Overman ask whether London is capable of standing alone. Cynthia Smith and Roland Karthaus highlight pioneering practice in city design. Other pieces include: Taeku Lee on how demographic shifts in the US are reshaping the political landscape, and Prof Richard Dagger asks what fair play looks like when it comes to prisoners.
Lord John Bird, founder of The Big Issue, artist, novelist, raconteur and social entrepreneur, talks with RSA Chief Executive Andy Haldane about his journey from privation to peerage – and what it will take to end poverty once and for all.
The Ideas Foundation provides opportunities for students in less advantaged schools across the UK to build creative and cultural capital through workshops and excursions. Their mission? To nourish a new creative generation.
Community banking is a microfinance model built on trust. In it, the community wins or loses together. It is gaining in popularity on the African continent as community banking goes digital.
