Great to talk to L&Q CEO Fiona Fletcher-Smith about solving the housing crisis – including the rent cap and how councils and housing associations can work better together L&Q @fifletcher room151.co.uk/housing/fiona-…

The long-awaited consultation on LGPS pooling is a step closer, with the government signalling in the Budget that rationalisation is needed. Not a great feeling for the smaller pools room151.co.uk/151-news/budge…

“Competition between different economic actors is a powerful force for driving innovation and growth” says Gillian Tett in a Journal piece from 2022 which illustrates how #AdamSmith still influences economic thinking today. Adam Smith Institute bit.ly/42qlpWv

Could a Workplace Health Service transform the wellbeing of UK workers, while taking pressure off NHS, welfare, police, prisons and criminal justice budgets? Something for a radical new government to consider? Phil Friend Diane Lightfoot The RSA thersa.org/comment/2023/0…

If you’re interested in AI/ tech’s impact on creativity and keen for a dose of hope this Monday - give it a read! Thanks The RSA and Mike Thatcher for selecting it for feature 🙏 thersa.org/comment/2023/0…

Fantastic interview with Christiana Figueres in the RSA Journal. You can learn more about how the 2015 Paris Agreement came about, why we are ‘way behind’ on nature, the importance of market forces to the debate and the significance of a golden toad. The RSA thersa.org/comment/2023/j…

Many employers have appropriate policies in place in relation to the ethics of AI. However, as Nate Kinch points out for The RSA, there is a gap between what organisations say and what they actually do. #AI #ethics Ismael K.G., FRSA thersa.org/comment/2023/1…

Great piece from Phillip Ward Phillip Ward for @TheRSAorg that explains why we need a system that doesn’t simply look domestically to the next election, but is globally responsible and considers the world our children will inherit. #regenerativefuture thersa.org/comment/2023/1…

💡Comment spotlight 💡 Leaders need to step back and question their organisation’s purpose, values and principles, and redesign decision-making to explicitly act in the public interest, argues RSA Fellow Nathan Kinch. Do you agree? 👇 thersa.co/3RETccj

Could a revolution in wellbeing be achieved if mental health care facilities were designed with an art school at their centre? Linda Bryant TogetherMentalHealth The RSA thersa.org/comment/2024/0…

Are classical music concerts becoming a ‘posh night out for posh people at posh locations’? Ray Coyte fears that they are and, in an The Renaissance Society of America Comment article, highlights the decline in classical music education in state schools as a contributory factor. thersa.org/comment/2024/0…

Peter Gore Peter Gore CEng FIMechE FRSA has some painful truths about healthy ageing. How many of us are undertaking the recommended 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise each week? Not me, I’m pained to say. #healthyageing #ageingwell The RSA thersa.org/comment/2024/0…

We all need encouragement in our careers, whatever stage of the journey we are on. Ann Thorpe writes for The RSA about how the Late Career Alliance could provide peer support to craft career narratives for over-55s thersa.org/comment/2024/0…

Is our politics based too much on the party system? Given that people are more likely to support single-issue campaign groups than political parties, Richard Ellis calls for a House of Campaigns. The RSA thersa.org/comment/2024/0…

At the start of Pride Month, it's sad and disappointing to discover that a diversity gap means that LGBTQ+ people are less likely to reach the top jobs. Writing for The RSA, Layla McCay discusses the impact of this lack of role models. thersa.org/comment/2024/0…

Great comment piece by Saba Ali for the RSA discussing why UK Black Pride is such an important part of Pride Month @sabacelebritypa The RSA UK BLACK PRIDE. thersa.org/comment/2024/0…

Could AI have the potential to reduce maternal death rates in low-income communities? Afifa Waheed thinks so and explains for The RSA how AI can complement the expertise of health professionals thersa.org/comment/2024/0…

AI could enable educators to shift focus from ‘delivering content to delivering competencies’. Alex Soulsby FRSA suggests that AI could help personalise learning, while teachers develop the human skills in students that cannot be replicated by machines. thersa.org/comment/2024/0…

With the return of Strictly, it’s timely to discuss the power of dance in maintaining health and wellbeing as we get older. Barbara Berkeley-Hill’s @TheRSAorg article highlights how dancing keeps minds and bodies active. Sage Dance Company thersa.org/comment/2024/0…

A powerful piece for The RSA from I. Stephanie Boyce, the first Black president of The Law Society, about how she overcame the odds to rise to the top of her profession. thersa.org/comment/2024/1…