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Two countries - polarised until we fix our democracy

Blog

03 May 2018

Anthony Painter

Anthony Painter explores what the local elections say about the state of British politics and what that means for our ability to confront common challenges.

Democratic deliberation should be an integral part of policy making

Blog

30 Apr 2018

Matthew Taylor

Matthew Taylor discusses why democratic deliberation is his chosen topic for his annual lecture.

Standards for articulating cost benefit

Blog

19 Mar 2018

Fraser Henderson

Fraser Henderson writes about his submission to the RSA citizens' economy crowdsourcing challenge 'Engaging the public in decisions about the economy'.

A new generation of citizen economists

Blog

13 Mar 2018

Joe Earle

Joe Earle discusses the importance of citizens economists in society.

Radically inclusive enterprise support

Blog

12 Mar 2018

Rob Allen

Rob Allen writes about his submission to the RSA Citizen’s Economy crowdsourcing challenge ‘Making today’s economy work for tomorrow’

Have our elected representatives lost their political licence to operate?

Blog

08 Mar 2018

Paul Vittels

Paul Vittles FRSA responds to the RSA ANZ blogging challenge, hosted in collaboration with 92Y as part of the Seven Days of Genius Festival - a global festival celebrating the power of new ideas. Paul tackles the issues of trust, democracy an representation.

Building a public culture of economics

Blog

06 Mar 2018

Kayshani Gibbon

The Citizens’ Economic Council programme publishes its final report: ‘Building a Public Culture of Economics'. Find out why we think this is important.

Why we need women in economics

Blog

06 Mar 2018

Frances Weetman

Frances Weetman discusses why female economists are vital.

Building a public culture of economics

Report

06 Mar 2018

This final report concludes the two year Citizens Economic Council programme with five recommendations towards creating a public culture of economics