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Report

How did we do that? The possibility of rapid transition

A booklet which collects stories of rapid transitions to show what we can learn from history and the present day about how people adapt to rapid change.

By Andrew Simms and Peter Newell on 24 April 2017
Clean energy, Better homes, Decent work, Digital progress, Efficient travel, Enough money, Good food, Liveable cities, Secure rights

Commentary

Hope from the Seed of Trauma

The pandemic years were the pivot for a rapid shift bringing a better new world into being. Andrew Simms travels through time in a special feature for New...

By Andrew Simms on 4 April 2023
Decent work, Enough money, Liveable cities, Good food, Efficient travel

Commentary

Fossil fuel disarmament

Three years ago, on 7 July 2017, something quite remarkable happened. After decades of trying to get the nuclear powers to fulfil their commitments under...

By Peter Newell and Andrew Simms on 7 July 2020
Clean energy

Commentary

Economic prospects in 2023

Each year the Financial Times polls a group of economic analysts on what they think the next year holds in store for the UK. RTA member, the New Weather...

By Andrew Simms on 3 January 2023

Commentary

Economic prospects for 2021: the FT survey

Each year the Financial Times newspaper investigates the UK’s upcoming economic prospects with a survey of economic analysts. Andrew Simms from Rapid...

By Andrew Simms on 12 January 2021
Enough money

Commentary

Driving cars out of our cities

Great cities set the tone for modern living and a new campaign for Car Free Megacities is aiming to improve the music of our urban streets as well as...

By Andrew Simms on 13 May 2021

Briefing

Crisis conversations – Reset #4: time, work and sharing economic benefits

A decade of economic hardship seemed to have transformed for increasingly urban workforces the promise of shorter working weeks and better work – life...

By Andrew Simms on 4 June 2020
Decent work, Enough money, Secure rights, Liveable cities

Briefing

Crisis conversations – Reset #3: thriving places to live

Quieter streets, cleaner air, more time – amidst the human tragedy of the Covid-19 outbreak other experiences are inviting people to ask more of the...

By Andrew Simms on 11 May 2020

Briefing

Crisis conversations – Reset #2: learning as we go for long term transition

In the debate over the global response to Covid19 a battle of hashtags has broken out between those urging a quick return to ‘normal’, and those saying...

By Andrew Simms on 16 April 2020
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