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Tag Archives: austerity
Calais and the Viable Economy
I am trying to read the newspaper. The sense of horror and helplessness which has been pre-occupying me over the last few days and weeks has driven me to write this blog. No doubt many readers have similar feelings as … Continue reading
Solidarity with Syriza
Last month I attended a Syriza solidarity meeting hosted by the recently formed Left Unity. Guest speakers at the event included Joana Ramiro, journalist at the Morning Star and Kevin Ovenden, journalist and political activist and member of the Respect … Continue reading
The Viable Economy serialised – About investment, money, credit and debt.
We continue the serialisation of our intervention, The Viable Economy, this time with just one section, on investment, money, credit and debt. You can download the whole pamphlet as a pdf file, here. If you like it, why not make … Continue reading
The Viable Economy serialised – the first two sections
We will be serialising our intervention, The Viable Economy here. But you can download the whole pamphlet as a pdf file, here. If you like it, why not make a donation towards our work. Our costs are modest, but we … 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
Austerity is a scam but green growth isn’t the answer either.
Yesterday, 3rd December, 2014, The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, made his autumn statement in which he set out the government’s plans on the economy. He confirmed that a Tory government will continue to cut public spending in … Continue reading
Rethinking prosperity: experiments in local economics
Steady State Manchester is one of the sponsors for this free one day conference aimed at promoting new thinking and practice in reviving local economies, particularly in deprived areas of the North with an emphasis on decent jobs, equality and … Continue reading
A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road: no economic case and a dodgy consultation.
Manchester Friends of the Earth. Good analysis of this retro road building project. The usual story of flawed economic modeling (or possibly modeling conducted to support a favoured project). Above all we have to ask why in this time of … Continue reading
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