ResPublica

ResPublica

Type	Research organisation
Industry	Social and political research
Genre	Public policy
Founded	2009
Founder(s)	Phillip Blond
Key people	Phillip Blond, Caroline Julian
Services	Policy analysis and solutions
Employees	11 Staff + 16 Fellows
Website	http://www.respublica.org.uk/

ResPublica (from the Latin phrase, res publica meaning 'public thing') is a British independent public policy think tank, founded in 2009 by Phillip Blond.^[1][2] It describes itself as a multi-disciplinary, non party-political research organisation, whose aim is to create bold solutions to enduring social and economic problems.^[3]

ResPublica is an independent, non-partisan think tank, focusing on developing practical solutions to socio-economic and cultural problems in the UK.

ResPublica's ideas are founded on the principles of a post-liberal vision of the future which moves beyond the traditional political dichotomies of left and right, and which prioritise the need to recover the language and practice of the common good.^[4]

Notable Publications

Recommendations from ResPublica's first publication, 'The Ownership State', were endorsed by both Conservative and Labour parties in the run up to the United Kingdom elections of 2010.^[5][6]

ResPublica's report "To Buy, To Bid, To Build: Community Rights for an Asset Owning Democracy", launched on 15 November 2010, listed strategies for privatising under-performing public sector built assets.^[7][8][9] Greg Clark MP, Minister of State for Decentralisation at the Department for Communities and Local Government, spoke at the launch, which was hosted at NESTA with the support of the Development Trusts Association.^[7]

On 13 February 2012, ResPublica published "Re-energising Our Communities: Transforming the energy market through local energy production".^[10] Its recommendations are directly reflected in the Energy Generation (Planning and Right to Invest) Bill, which was introduced in March 2012. Media coverage of the paper included Scotland on Sunday,^[11] The Ecologist^[12] and Business Green.^[13]

On the day of the publication of ResPublica's paper "Military Academies: Tackling disadvantage, improving ethos and changing outcome", David Cameron expressed his interest and support for the publication, saying during PMQS: "We shouuld empower our cadet forces to expand and perhaps to go into parts of the country where they have not always been present. The link that my hon. Friend makes between them and schools is a very good idea, which we should promote and support."^[14] The report was covered in The Telegraph.^[15] and Sky News^[16]

In July, ResPublica's recommendations for Military Academies were endorsed by the Labour Party.^[17][18]

In February 2013, ResPublica published "Marriage:Union for the future or contract for the present".^[19] Ahead of its launch, David Burrowes MP endorsed its findings.^[20]

As part of the report ‘The Community Renewables Economy’, ResPublica submitted evidence to the Energy and Climate Change Committee’s Local Energy consultation, and to the Department for Energy and Climate Change ‘s (DECC) Community Energy call for evidence.^[21]

In June 2013, the report “Risk Waiver: Closing the protection gap for consumers and opening the credit flow for providers” was launched in parliament, and covered in The Guardian.^[22]

In July 2013, Most Reverend Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, launched ResPublica’s report “Holistic Mission: Social Action and the Church of England".

In November 2013, the motion “to move that this House takes note of the July 2013 report of ResPublica ‘Holistic Mission: Social Action and the Church of England’", which was proposed by the Bishop of Leicester, Lord Tim Stevens, was debated in the House of Lords.^[23]

2014 Publications

• Markets for the Many: How civic finance can open up markets and widen access (February 2014)
• The Virtue of Enterprise: Responsible business for a new economy (January 2014)

2013 Publications

• If Scotland says ‘No’: What next for the Union? (September 2013)
• The Community Renewables Economy: Starting up, scaling up and spinning out (September 2013)
• Holistic Mission: Social action and the Church of England (July 2013)
• Putting People into Personalisation: Relational approaches to social care and housing (June 2013)
• Risk Waiver: Closing the protection gap for consumers and opening the credit flow for providers (June 2013)
• Making it Mutual: The ownership revolution that Britain needs (March 2013)
• Responsible Recovery: A social contract for local growth (March 2013)
• Marriage: Union for the future or contract for the present (February 2013)

2012 Publications

• Acting on Localism: The role of housing associations in driving a community agenda (November 2012)
• The ResPublica Fringe Magazine 2012 (September 2012)
• Financing for Growth: A new model to unlock infrastructure investment (July 2012)
• Re-thinking Neighbourhood Planning: From consultation to collaboration (July 2012)
• Clubbing Together: The hidden wealth of communities (June 2012)
• The Coming Year in Parliament 2012-13 (May 2012)
• The Coming Year in Parliament 2012-13 (May 2012)
• Seven Guiding Principles for a Better Budget (March 2012)
• Our House: Reflections on Representation and Reform in the House of Lords (February 2012)
• Re-Energising Our Communities: Transforming the energy market through local energy production (February 2012)
• Military Academies: Tackling disadvantage, improving ethos and changing outcome (January 2012)

2011 Publications

• Different Politics, Same Planet: Values for sustainable development beyond left and right (December 2011)
• ResPublica A-Z: Celebrating two years of ResPublica (November 2011)
• Age of Opportunity: Older people, volunteering and the Big Society (October 2011)
• The ResPublica Fringe Magazine 2011 (October 2011)
• Asset-Building for Children with Disabilities(July 2011)
• Changing the Debate: The Ideas Redefining Britain (July 2011)
• Civic Limits: How much more involved can people get (July 2011)
• Capturing the Cloud: Technology-Driven Growth and Innovation in the UK’ (July 2011)
• Children and the Big Society: Backing communities to keep the next generation safe and happy (June 2011)
• Natural Policy Choices: Why trees and woods matter (June 2011)
• At the Crossroads: A progressive future for housing associations (May 2011)
• The Right to Retail: Can localism save Britain’s retailers (April 2011)
• The Rural Big Society (February 2011)

2010 Publications

• To Buy, To Bid, To Build: Community rights for an Asset Owning Democracy (November 2010)
• The Civil Effect: Bringing efficiency, innovation and community capability to our framework of public services commissioning (October 2010)
• The ResPublica Fringe Magazine 2010 (September 2010)
• Asset Building for Children: Creating a new savings platform for young people (September 2010)
• Digital Giving: Modernising Gift Aid; Taking Society into the Digital Age (September 2010)
• Venture Society: Fuelling aspiration, independence and growth through grass-roots social entrepreneurship’ (May 2010)

2009 Publications

• Civic State: A Manifesto (October 2009)
• Ownership State: Restoring excellence, innovation and ethos to the public services (October 2009)

See also

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• List of think tanks in the United Kingdom

References

External links

• Website