Rupert Read is one of the most radical thinkers I know. This will not cheer you up (although I have to say I much enjoy
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If the Green New Deal is to happen advertising has to be constrained
I have long been intrigued by the power of advertising, which I see as almost universally harmful. I wrote this on the subject in my
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The only viable alternative macroeconomic policy there is
The Innovation Forum website has an article out under the heading Could an innovative Green New Deal kick start 2019? It says: The history of
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Davos wants a better measure of failure
This has only just come to my attention, but that makes little difference to the points I make: Yes, that’s the Davos crowd making this
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The Green New Deal and the demise of the petrodollar
Marco Fante wrote this on the blog overnight. I thought it worth sharing in full. It shows just how radical the Green New Deal really
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The Green New Deal in the Guardian this morning
Let’s make 2019 the year of a green new deal Richard Murphy and Colin Hines suggest a number of ways that revenue could be raised to fund energy
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Data for a Green New Deal
Before Christmas I posted a blog on the Green New Deal to which Joe Burlington posted some responses including a lot of data, which I appreciated. I
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A work programme for 2019 – in pursuit of the sustainable economy that we need
As I have made clear, there are a great many reasons to be worried about the economy and related political issues in 2019. The sense
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Time for a Green New Deal
So, that’s Christmas done….and a rest was taken. Now it’s time to think. That’s the best bit about not working! Work really does get in
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