Mike Thatcher
@MikeThatcher10
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Writer and editor working in both corporate and journalistic environments
Joined July 2013
A powerful piece for @theRSAorg from @IStephanieBoyc1, the first Black president of @TheLawSociety, about how she overcame the odds to rise to the top of her profession.
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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. @SageDanceCo1
https://t.co/MaEcJRCOAL
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AI could enable educators to shift focus from ‘delivering content to delivering competencies’. @SoulsbyAlex suggests that AI could help personalise learning, while teachers develop the human skills in students that cannot be replicated by machines.
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Could AI have the potential to reduce maternal death rates in low-income communities? Afifa Waheed thinks so and explains for @theRSAorg how AI can complement the expertise of health professionals https://t.co/ewyacx3oYV
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Great comment piece by Saba Ali for the RSA discussing why UK Black Pride is such an important part of Pride Month @sabacelebritypa @theRSAorg @ukblackpride. https://t.co/d8xMk068VC
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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 @theRSAorg, @LaylaMcCay discusses the impact of this lack of role models.
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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. @theRSAorg
https://t.co/rXlB74WcSX
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We all need encouragement in our careers, whatever stage of the journey we are on. Ann Thorpe writes for @theRSAorg about how the Late Career Alliance could provide peer support to craft career narratives for over-55s
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How do you harness your potential in the last chapter of your career? Ann Thorpe explains how the Late Career Alliance could help to craft your career narrative, impact and legacy.
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Peter Gore @adl_pg 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 @theRSAorg
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There is an inevitability that we will be able to do less as we get older, but everyone can influence when this happens. Peter Gore argues that we must reject age stereotypes and promote ‘healthy...
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Are classical music concerts becoming a ‘posh night out for posh people at posh locations’? Ray Coyte fears that they are and, in an @RSAorg Comment article, highlights the decline in classical music education in state schools as a contributory factor.
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Classical music is becoming a niche activity not helped by the fact that fewer and fewer state school pupils are learning to play orchestral instruments. It’s time to reassess our priorities, argues...
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Could a revolution in wellbeing be achieved if mental health care facilities were designed with an art school at their centre? @LindaBryantTMW @TogetherMW @theRSAorg
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Art can have a transformative effect on mental health and wellbeing by providing hope both for the creator of the art and the person experiencing it. Linda Bryant discusses this healing effect and...
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💡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? 👇
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Great piece from @falcutt 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
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Many employers have appropriate policies in place in relation to the ethics of AI. However, as Nate Kinch points out for @theRSAorg, there is a gap between what organisations say and what they actually do. #AI #ethics @hermeneuticist
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Fantastic interview with @CFigueres 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. @theRSAorg
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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 @theRSAorg and @MikeThatcher10 for selecting it for feature 🙏 https://t.co/jvu5p8op4v
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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? @PhilFriendEsq @DianeLightfoot @theRSAorg
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“Competition between different economic actors is a powerful force for driving innovation and growth” says @gilliantett in a Journal piece from 2022 which illustrates how #AdamSmith still influences economic thinking today. @ASI
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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
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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 @LQHomesMatter @fifletcher
https://t.co/JndScn2fMn
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