Digital ReplayNewsOpinion “We invented transport in the first place, let’s reinvent it for the future.” https://youtu.be/h6mnfaOvIig On Wednesday, 13 January, Big Tent Ideas hosted a digital event on the topic…Big Tent Ideas Festival14 January 2021
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion “Giving communities local control can deliver better climate outcomes” say climate change organisers On Thursday, 17 December, Big Tent Ideas brought together a number of climate change campaigners…Big Tent Ideas Festival18 December 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion GROUP PSYCHOLOGY, BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND DESIGNING POLICY What I found interesting was the horror of the use of the word herd immunity…Big Tent Ideas Festival14 December 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion ‘We can start to plan for a life going back to normal after Easter, but mass testing will be vital’ says Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP There is much to be optimistic about in 2021 but vaccines and testing must become part…Big Tent Ideas Festival10 December 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion “No good reason for cutting the aid budget right now” say development experts At a Big Tent Digital event last night (24 November) international development experts from Unicef…Big Tent Ideas Festival26 November 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion “The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) needs to be rethought” say experts calling for equal participation from women and minorities At a Big Tent Digital event yesterday (23 November 2020), panellists from CARE International UK,…Big Tent Ideas Festival24 November 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion “The market will not deliver” agree experts as the Government looks at how to promote financial inclusion in cashless Britain At a Big Tent Digital event last night (10 November) Guy Opperman MP, Parliamentary Under…Big Tent Ideas Festival11 November 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion The Government’s centralised approach to decision-making is doomed to fail says Labour MP Steve Reed, MP for Croydon and Shadow Secretary of State for Communities, laid out his…Big Tent Ideas Festival4 November 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion ‘Where’s Number 10’s strategic intent?’ asks foreign policy experts The UK needs to step up to the plate when it comes to its foreign…Big Tent Ideas Festival28 October 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion It is time to “stop the rot” of planning development corruption, say anti-corruption experts A large number of councils across the UK currently do not have the adequate regulations…Big Tent Ideas Festival28 October 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion The Queer Debate: what are the biggest challenges for the LGBTQ+ community in 2020? On 15th October, Big Tent Digital hosted its first Queer Debate, where members of the LGBTQ+…Big Tent Ideas Festival16 October 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion “Are children in the UK getting the digital tools they need?” asks education activists ahead of the new school year What can the education sector do in order to improve students’ access to digital learning…Big Tent Ideas Festival9 September 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion The Super Department? “We don’t want to see an erosion of transparency and accountability” international aid experts say in response to looming DFID/FCO merger What are the true motivations behind the creation of the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development…Big Tent Ideas Festival5 August 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion Jeremy Hunt MP on UK’s foreign policy outlook: “Britain is not a spent force on the world stage” In a digital session organised by Big Tent Ideas yesterday afternoon (22nd July) Jeremy Hunt…Big Tent Ideas Festival23 July 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion Mental Health and Isolation: “We’re tired of waiting for other people to make change” says youth mental health charity The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on youth mental health was the focus of discussion at a…Big Tent Ideas Festival20 July 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion The lost generation: education experts discuss how to avoid a ‘lost generation’ of UK students If a concerted effort isn’t made to support students of all ages and backgrounds as…Big Tent Ideas Festival8 July 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion A Home for All: “We’re at a crossroads” says homeless charity Crisis Without the right initiatives put in place, a large number of the homeless people currently…Big Tent Ideas Festival30 June 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion People power: More community involvement needed in social services says Local Trust Local communities across Britain need to be given a bigger say in the re-shaping of…Big Tent Ideas Festival30 June 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion “COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN SHOCKING” – FORMER HOME SECRETARY DAVID BLUNKETT SPEAKS OUT ON GOVERNMENT’S COVID-19 RESPONSE Labour party politician David Blunkett spoke out about the UK Government’s response to the COVID-19…Big Tent Ideas Festival2 June 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion Stories over scoops – Janine di Giovanni and Sarah Baxter reflect on their lives as foreign correspondents On Thursday 28th May, multi-award winning journalist and author Janine di Giovanni and The Sunday Times’…Big Tent Ideas Festival29 May 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion The Balancing Act THE BALANCING ACTLocal Innovation vs Central Control in the NHS Government needs to set…Big Tent Ideas Festival15 May 2020
Digital ReplayNewsOpinion Testing the Nation Testing the Nation a Big Tent Digital Event Mass testing needed to get us…Big Tent Ideas Festival1 May 2020