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Airtight on Asbestos
On the 24th of November 1999, the United Kingdom banned the use of asbestos. Twenty years later and this toxic mineral still plagues public health, being linked to multiple diseases including mesothelioma. But why...
All politics is local
Underlying the recent rejection of past decades’ political certainties is the belief among many communities that they have been cut off from the wider country. The UK’s economic divisions are widely acknowledged, but inequalities of...
Recognising and revitalising cultural identity
Culture, the arts and creative industries are vital to economic prosperity and social reform. Too often, culture is overlooked by policy-makers as they seek, wrongly, to achieve short-term fixes to long-term challenges. We believe that...
Towards a new housing settlement
An affordable, secure, and comfortable home is a foundational block of any good life. But we have an increasing deficit in housing supply, caused by decades of undersupply. Private rents at record highs; home ownership...
A new devolved future for Britain’s mid-size cities
The challenge: An unequal and diverging Brexit Britain Britain’s cities and regions face real and growing challenges post-Brexit. It is vital that growth is delivered across the country. However, the UK’s inter-regional inequality is the...
Regional manufacturing and the Industrial Strategy
ResPublica is developing a vision for a place-based industrial strategy that addresses the UK’s regional productivity problem, and responds to competitiveness challenges post-Brexit. Working in partnership with Nestlé UK, the British arm of the world’s...
Britain’s Diplomatic Strength: Harnessing soft power in a post-Brexit world
ResPublica, in partnership with the British Council, is undertaking a project on soft power and the vital role of institutions in British foreign policy. Institutions are uniquely effective at stabilising nations. When properly configured and...
Making social reform work for vulnerable young people
Since taking office, the new Prime Minister’s rhetoric has made clear her determination to help young people from all backgrounds to go as far as their talent will take them and to tackle what she...
Civil Society and social welfare
Since its inception, ResPublica has argued that civil society and private business in the UK and other countries have a crucial social responsibility. We believe in the breakup of state monopolies and allowing charities, social...
Unlocking Industrial Strategy
ResPublica welcomes the government’s Industrial Strategy, particularly the emphasis on working across departments, importance of place and support for sectors, while seeking to reach parts of the country that for too long have been left...
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Congratualtions to @ChiOnwurah for your re-election tonight. Looking forward to working with you in the new term.
Part II of Dust to Dust! This is the story of Nellie Kershaw, an #asbestosworker whose death in 1924 set a precedent f…
TOMORROW at 9am UK time, we are dropping PART TWO of our #podcast series Dust to Dust: ‘The Death of Nellie Kershaw’.…
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I will be doing a round of local radio station interviews this morning talking about gambling and why we are still allow…
“Once again, the threats posed by #asbestos are being subordinated to the noisiest issue facing our society” writes @h…
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NEW REPORT | Skills for jobs that don't yet exist: A new system for the fourth industrial revolution #4IR | We need an edu…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | We need to re-imagine universities as a platform for continual learning, wh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | We need to Create ‘Adult Skills Accounts’ that could be drawn on equally by… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | We need to restructure skills funding with a National Education Contributio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | We need to rebalance the UK’s tertiary education system. To provide a more… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | We recommend an alternative approach, moving us away from disagreements abo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | There is a compelling case for increasing economic growth, productivity, an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | We need to be moving towards a system which is needs-driven, at lower cost,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | Employees will be encouraged to invest in themselves if the education burde… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | If education costs are reduced by making courses more affordable and by spr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | The workforce of the future will require short, bespoke courses and continu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | Whole-life training requires new ways of teaching and studying, incorporati… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | We need a more flexible system that can provide wider skills choices, and n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | Student loans are unpopular with young people and their families. They are… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | We know that student loans – which conveniently puts the costs off the bala… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Let's talk about #skills and the #4IR | Education should be a right and not a privilege, but our current student lo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…