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Institutional reform

After shutdown, where next?

RSA Event / Video / Online

04 Nov 2021

Historian Adam Tooze and political economist Helen Thompson lay bare the economic impact of the pandemic and explore how we can apply the lessons we’ve learned from the past 18 months to the challenges ahead.
Yascha Mounk on How We Can Save Democracy

Video

02 Sep 2018

Trust in politics is dwindling, and authoritarian populists are seizing power around the globe. Renowned academic and author Yascha Mounk argues for radical political reforms that will benefit the many, not the few.
The Criminal Justice System: Close to Collapse?

Video

25 Jun 2018

The Secret Barrister, one of the UK’s leading law bloggers, shares insights from the frontline of our criminal justice system, and warns that it’s now close to breaking point.
Dambisa Moyo on The Trouble with Democracy

Video

21 May 2018

Global economist Dambisa Moyo argues that democratic capitalism needs to reform and reboot, in order to meet the threats of income inequality and a stagnant economy.
BREXIT: One Year On and the Debate Continues

Video

07 Aug 2017

On the 23rd June 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU – arguably one of the most unexpected and momentous decisions ever taken by the electorate. One year on, and the situation is still uncertain.
Catharine MacKinnon on The Butterfly Effect

Video

14 Jun 2017

Pioneering lawyer and activist for women’s rights Catharine A. MacKinnon argues that seemingly minor interventions in the legal realm can have a butterfly effect that generates major social and cultural transformations.
Angela Cummine on Citizen Wealth

Video

17 Oct 2016

Angela Cummine outlines what measures are needed to ensure that the management of sovereign funds truly reflects, promotes and protects the interests and values of their citizen-owners.
Tom Gash on Why People Do Bad Things

Video

23 Aug 2016

Policy adviser Tom Gash dispels some of the most persistent myths around crime.
John Kay & Adair Turner on Fixing Finance

Video

22 Aug 2016

Leading economic thinkers Adair Turner and John Kay ask: What is finance really for? How much of it do we need, and what kind?
Ellen Brown on Why We Should Own the Banks

Video

10 Apr 2016

Founder and president of the Public Banking Institute, Ellen Brown, argues we can recapture the sovereign power to create money by reclaiming ownership of the banks.