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Time to change the world? Matthew Taylor on where next for our society

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Tim Hood

Submit questions by Mar 12 2009
Interview published on Mar 14 2009

The background

Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the RSA and leading commentator on public policy, answers your questions on how the global economic crisis will affect UK society. Should we dig in and prepare for a new crime wave, or is this an unprecedented opportunity to reinvent ourselves and radically change the way we live our lives? Put your questions to Matthew by clicking on the 'ask' button below.

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Matthew Taylor

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KateCSD is asking Matthew Taylor: "What role do you think education and training should play in creating a more equitable society, particularly in the current economic climate?"
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0 comment | Topic: Education | Email to friends | Mar 11 2009 12:42:35 PM |

MartinMurphy is asking Matthew Taylor: "Who, in your opinion, will finally bring forward a real blueprint for living our lives, for being safe, happy and fulfilled? It won't ever be the political parties will it? So can you predict a new force..." Show more »"Who, in your opinion, will finally bring forward a real blueprint for living our lives, for being safe, happy and fulfilled? It won't ever be the political parties will it? So can you predict a new force for real change emerging out of this mess?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: World Affairs | Email to friends | Mar 07 2009 1:50:49 PM |

mikemaybury is asking Matthew Taylor: "Is it not time for serious discussions to take place relating to families living and working locally rather than commuting long distances wasting time and money to individuals and government?"
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0 comment | Topic: Environment | Email to friends | Feb 26 2009 5:03:50 PM |

Sadbog74 is asking Matthew Taylor: "Is it time to create a fairer, more inclusive globalization, that is used as a means to a fairer world, rather than a globalization which is an ends in itself?"
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0 comment | Topic: World Affairs | Email to friends | Feb 25 2009 10:43:16 AM |

PatNInterupt is asking Matthew Taylor: "It concerns me greatly that, as has often happened in history, society seems to be splintering rapidly into a tribal mentality as the economic downturn accelerates. Every day in the media and on the ..." Show more »"It concerns me greatly that, as has often happened in history, society seems to be splintering rapidly into a tribal mentality as the economic downturn accelerates. Every day in the media and on the web I see vitriolic abuse from all corners of society aimed at 'bankers'; a 'People vs Bankers' snowball fight recently highlighting a situation that had me thinking of 'Lord of The Flies'. To what extent do you think the government have nurtured this blame culture in an effort to deflect criticism for their own errors, and pander to a disillusioned voting public? And, as the Metropolitan Police warn of 'A Summer of Rage' , to what extent do you think the government should be working actively to create a society of people prepared to work together to get through the downturn rather than turn on each other? Finally, can the government fight 'the mob' or are we doomed to be ruled by it?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Feb 24 2009 8:19:30 PM |

LondonTowner is asking Matthew Taylor: "Do you get any sense at all that senior ministers see the recession as a golden opportunity to transform the UK's way of life, reducing inequality, cutting working hours and making us less materialist..." Show more »"Do you get any sense at all that senior ministers see the recession as a golden opportunity to transform the UK's way of life, reducing inequality, cutting working hours and making us less materialistic?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Feb 23 2009 4:41:10 PM |

Sadbog74 is asking Matthew Taylor: ""The competitive mechanisms between nation states in a global economy, encourage nation states to deregulate financial sectors and cut taxes for the super-rich, in order to attract foreign investment ..." Show more »""The competitive mechanisms between nation states in a global economy, encourage nation states to deregulate financial sectors and cut taxes for the super-rich, in order to attract foreign investment and the jobs that come with it. Thus, the foundations for the current crisis will be remade eventually due to the inevitable mechanisms of contemporary globalization. Is it time to review the notion of the nation state, and the role that global institutions and unions could have in creating an economically stable and inclusive globalization?"" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: World Affairs | Email to friends | Feb 16 2009 6:25:18 PM |

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