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Author Archives: The Steady State Manchester team
For a stability and wellbeing pact, not more growth
This letter appeared in the Guardian and in a number of other European newspapers today. It is signed by people well known in the degrowth/post-growth and steady state community but also by a number of other prominent critical thinkers who … Continue reading
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Tagged degrowth, economic growth, EU, Europe, government policy, growth, Guardian, stability and wellbeing pact
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Steady State Manchester at the Malmö Degrowth Conference
Three members of the Steady State Manchester collective were lucky enough to attend the 6th International Degrowth conference in Malmö, Sweden, at the end of August (2018), travelling there by trains and boats. Between us we presented four papers. The … Continue reading
Posted in degrowth, international, news
Tagged alternative organisations, collapse, degrowth, event reports, international, Labour Party, Malmö, Sweden, women
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Accountability for the Mayor of Greater Manchester: Participatory Governance?
Accountability for the Mayor of Greater Manchester: Participatory Governance in the 21st Century by James Scott Vandeventer It has been over a year since Greater Manchester elected its first Mayor. Since then, Mayor Andy Burnham has worked to build the … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester City Region, international, Politics
Tagged Andy Burnham, democracy, DevoManc, digital platforms, Fearless Cities, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Heidelburg, James Vandeventer, Metro Mayor, participation, radical democracy
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Will UK government commit to real climate change action, or continue to prevaricate?
As the world experiences record high temperatures, from the Arctic to Africa and India, Steady State Manchester collective member Richard Shirres has written a powerful letter to the UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Some key … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, economics, energy, Politics
Tagged BEIS, climate change, Climate change Act, climate justice, Greg Clark, Paris, Richard Shirres, UK government
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Burners and preservers: most Greater Manchester MPs voted for more climate change
You’ll no doubt have seen the parliament vote on Heathrow. It indicates the appalling disregard by a majority of politicians for the threat of climate change and for sensible economic policies more broadly. Only 5 out of 26 Greater Manchester … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, environment, transport
Tagged aviation, aviation dependency, climate change, Heathrow, Labour Party, Manchester Airport, Parliament, peatlands
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Economics is for everyone
“In Manchester, groundbreaking economics courses are giving locals the means to challenge some of society’s received wisdom – for free.” Another article in Aditya Chakrabortty’s Guardian series “The Alternatives”. This time we can’t claim any involvement (though one of SSM’s … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, Education, Guardian, historical memory, The Alternatives
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We need a A Social-Ecological Spatial Framework
A Social-Ecological Spatial Framework for a Viable Greater Manchester. update: 3 July, 2018: Indeed, as anticipated, the new draft has been delayed again to accommodate the new population projections from the Office of National Statistics. These project 9.37% population growth … Continue reading
