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Category Archives: Politics
Is the UK Labour party facing up to a post-growth future?
Following recent short articles on this theme, here is a longer, more analytic treatment. A personal perspective from the author. Download the full article as a pdf file. Is the UK Labour party facing up to a post-growth future? by … Continue reading
Posted in degrowth, further reading, In Place of Growth, Politics
Tagged CLES, degrowth, divestment, John McDonnell, Labour, policy, Politics, Preston, steady state economy
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Practical degrowth for Labour
The article below is a slightly longer version of the piece published on the SERA (Labour Environment Campaign) website on 17 December, 2017. See also this piece, also by Mark, which was carried on the Left Foot Forward website, in … Continue reading
Posted in degrowth, economics, environment, key concepts, Politics
Tagged degrowth, economic growth, green growth, Labour Party, Mark Burton, policy, Politics, SERA, steady state economy
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A political party argues for degrowth
Remember when politicians in the UK wouldn’t risk arguing strongly against austerity? That changed with the June General Election but there are still things that appear to be “unsayable” in polite political company. One of those is to suggest that … Continue reading
Posted in degrowth, Politics
Tagged Catalonia, CUP, degrowth, economic growth, Parliament, policy, Spain
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Check the party policies with our Viable Economy tool!
Bemused by the many promises on offer from the political parties? One way to evaluate them is against our “policy checker” based on our Viable Economy framework. We want to live in a world that is viable, rather than one … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Viable Economy
Tagged General Election, manifestos, plans, policies, strategies, viable economy
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STEADYSTATE Part Two: The Local and Regional Context
This is the second part of our interview piece in Manchester’s Now Then magazine. Click HERE to read the interview. Thanks to Ian Pennington at Now Then for inviting us and publishing our thoughts. The first part, on the wider … Continue reading
Posted in cities, degrowth, economics, introduction, Politics
Tagged devolution, DevoManc, energy, equality, fairness, media coverage, NowThen, viable economy
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STEADY STATE Part One: The National and International Context
This interview piece appears in Manchester’s Now Then magazine. A second installment, on the Greater Manchester context will appear in the next issue. Click HERE to read the interview. Thanks to Ian Pennington at Now Then for inviting us and … Continue reading
Posted in degrowth, introduction, news, Politics
Tagged corbynomics, decoupling, degrowth, economy, Mark Burton, media coverage, NowThen, Politics, steady state economy, universal basic income (UBI)
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Electoral Policies for a Viable Greater Manchester
Steady State Manchester’s proposals for all parties contesting council elections in Greater Manchester, 2016. Local Government elections policy points Steady State Manchester wants to see moves towards a Viable Manchester where social, economic and environmental aims support one another so … Continue reading
Debating the alternative to austerity in Spain and the UK
Debating the alternative to austerity in Spain and the UK Contents of this longer than usual post The Austerity Scam Podemos Yes we can do away with growth The Viable Economy and the Paradox of Green Keynesianism The Austerity Scam … Continue reading
Posted in economics, news, Politics
Tagged austerity, degrowth, Green Keynes, Kallis, Keynes, Mark Burton, Podemos, Research and Degrowth collective, social democracy, social justice, Spain, viable economy
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