https://youtu.be/enAL1BXttWs The event will aim to be a high-level discussion on the future of place-based devolution in England. Despite most large metro-regions in England having secured devolution deals, central government has failed to deliver radical reform at the pace and scale required. Many places including mid-sized cities, districts, and counties have been left behind. […]

https://youtu.be/jJzmQOUdY8M Societal, political, and economic turmoil appear to be the norm for the foreseeable future and the situation is only being enhanced by the effects of the current pandemic crisis. A paradigm shift is much needed, for societies and governments, national and local, to be able to address the issues that will continue to arise. […]

Feminism is at a crossroads. In terms of rights and representation, things have never been better for women in the UK. But ‘progress’ is not linear – in fact, ‘progress’ is an illusion. And it is becoming increasingly apparent that a liberal doctrine that prioritises freedom above all else is not necessarily the answer to […]

https://youtu.be/qboFNXHqVhU   Schools have rarely been out of the spotlight during the past 12 months, but many of their problems long predate the pandemic. The inequality of provision; wrangles over the politics of class, race and identity; the tunnel vision of examination grades and university entrance as the sole arbiters of success: these and more […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54olq67oPIs&feature=youtu.be   The UK has finally agreed a deal with the EU, and Brexit is now done. The ‘free trade and cooperation agreement’, which came into operation on January 1st, means no tariffs or quotas will be introduced on British food exports or European imports. While this sounds like good news for Britain’s food security, […]

https://youtu.be/1srRL8Ant_Y You can find Chris Skidmore's full speech here. Former Universities Minister Rt Hon Chris Skidmore MP will launch a new Lifelong Education Commission at ResPublica. The Commission will seek to recommend how barriers to lifelong learning can be removed, what future investment is needed to support this and what regulatory change is needed to […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSNFaLOTrC4 For more than a decade, we have witnessed a paradigm shift in the global energy sector. Since the Climate Change Act became law in 2008, the UK has cleaned up its energy mix faster than any other major world economy. The UK’s support for renewable energy and decarbonisation is a success story and the […]

ResPublica, with the support of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, are organising an online anti-poverty conference with Conservative MPs and prominent academics in June, with five panels spread over four weeks. The Conference will aim to platform and discuss centre-right ideas for tackling, ameliorating, and possibly ending the different types of poverty that continue to blight […]