Having announced one publishing venture this morning, I also note that Danny Blanchflower has spilled the beans on another.
Danny and I describe ourselves as the Mile End Road economists because the Mile End Road is the road out of the City of London towards the East - to the point where the Peasant's Revolt reached its climax. Our view is from beyond the City walls, seeking to promote economic policies for the well-being of those who do not enjoy the privileges of those within them.
Fed up with the fact that all major political parties still seem to think it more important that they balance the government's books instead of worrying about the well-being of people in this country, we suggested to The Mirror that they might like to publish an article suggesting that there was an alternative agenda that could be pursued.
It's now been accepted by the editor - and we expect it to be out soon.
The aim is simple: we want to change the terms of debate and put people and not balancing government finance at the heart of the political economy.
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Looking forward to it and agree with the views in the post.
Very good to get this into a mainstream popular paper.
Putting it starkly – as between ‘balancing the books’ and ‘the well being of the people’ should give it maximum impact.
It will probably still be ignored by the rest of the press BBC etc . but very much worthwhile.
mainstream at last
well done
does the Labour front bench read the Mirror I wonder?
ps just sent off for your new book
thanks Richard
I hope they read it…
I hope it out soon
Enjoy the book
I actually really like its layout – which as not my work
Richard
Good to see this going out in one of the newspapers, any possibility of others printing it too, e.g. The Guardian, etc?
The Guardian is much harder for me to get into these days
Not so for Danny though, so we may push a variant there
Although I am a long term subscriber to the Guardian, I no longer regard it with much affection these days. It has definitely lost it’s generally progressive edge. But that’s just my opinion. I think the current editor plays for safety these days.
Comment if Free is nigh on impossible to get into these days…