Tag Archives: economic growth

Solidarity with Syriza

Posted on 16 March, 2015 by

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 →

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Has the UK decoupled carbon emissions from GDP growth?

Posted on 9 March, 2015 by

post updated with further links and minor corrections, 11 March, 2015 What has happened? According to the Carbon Brief website, UK carbon dioxide (equivalent) emissions fell by 9.2 per cent in 2014. They base this on an analysis of UK … Continue reading →

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Is #DevoManc a missed opportunity?

Posted on 19 February, 2015 by

  What’s happening? Greater Manchester is to get an unprecedented devolution of power from Whitehall. These devolved powers from London cover a variety of strategic areas: a new housing investment fund of up to £300m, with the aim of building … Continue reading →

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The Viable Economy serialised – About the Environment

Posted on 13 February, 2015 by

We continue the serialisation of our intervention, The Viable Economy, this time with Chapter 10, “About Environment”.  You can download the whole pamphlet as a pdf file, here. If you like it, why not make a donation towards our work. … Continue reading →

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The Viable Economy serialised – About Growth and Resilience

Posted on 6 January, 2015 by

We continue the serialisation of our intervention, The Viable Economy with the sections on Growth and Resilience.  But you can download the whole pamphlet as a pdf file, here. If you like it, why not make a donation towards our … Continue reading →

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Viable Economy Launch

Posted on 15 December, 2014 by

Steady State Manchester launched the Viable Economy pamphlet on 9 December 2014 at the Methodist Hall. Some thirty people came together to discuss and debate the contents of the Viable Economy and what people needed to do in order to … Continue reading →

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“The Viable Economy” launches today

Posted on 9 December, 2014 by

We are launching The Viable Economy today, Tuesday 9th December, 7-9pm at Central Hall, Oldham Street, Manchester. Book your free place HERE. More details of launch at the end of this post. Copies will be on sale there, or you … Continue reading →

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Austerity is a scam but green growth isn’t the answer either.

Posted on 4 December, 2014 by

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 →

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