• 4000%: Are payday loans ever in the consumer interest?

    4000% Are payday loans ever in the consumer interest? #PaydayLoansFringe. On the back of a recent Office for Fair Trading report on payday loans; the short-term lending sector has come under increased criticism and scrutiny. With some payday lenders exhibiting unethical and unscrupulous behaviour, it is unclear whether payday lending functions as a crucial form […]

  • Conference on Post-liberal Politics – Concepts and Ideas

    University of Kent

    The focus will be on critique of economic and social liberalism and on alternatives that are fundamentally different from the anti-liberal ideas of populists on the extreme right such as UKIP or the Front National. David Lammy MP will be the keynote speaker on Monday 23rd June 2014 at 10.30am, followed by a panel discussion. […]

  • Markets, Monopolies, and Freedom

    Globe at hay Globe at hay, Newport Street, Hay on Wye, Hereford

    Phillip Blond, Aditya Chakrabortty, Adam Cohen. Isabel Hilton hosts. The internet has democratised knowledge and transformed our lives. But from Microsoft to Apple, its monopolies are rampant. Should we break up the corporations and, like China, build firewalls to keep them out? Would this nurture local economies or threaten the prosperity of the West? Guardian […]

  • ResPublica’s 5th Anniversary

    Institute of Directors 116 Pall Mall, United Kingdom

    On Tuesday 16th December 2014, ResPublica celebrated its 5th Anniversary with a Question Time style debate and party at the Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall. Our Director, Phillip Blond, delivered a keynote address to an audience of parliamentarians, political commentators, academics and friends, with the reception overwhelmingly positive. The speech set the tone for the rest of […]

  • Launch of ResPublica and Core Cities Report at The UK Devolution Summit

    Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 2 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

    View the agenda The debate on devolution, not only between parliaments, but for cities and other places across the whole of the UK, has never been more important to the future of our country. As the General Election approaches, all major parties have committed to devolution in some form and it will be a key […]

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  • Digital currencies: Will regulation stifle innovation? with Steve Baker MP & Adam Afriyie MP

    In the wake of the financial crisis, the world of finance has seen the rapid growth of digital currencies. Offering a payment service that is quick, cheap and convenient, their popularity has risen as people look for alternatives to our mainstream financial institutions.As innovative digital currencies have begun to break into the mainstream monetary system, […]

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