Tag Archives: economy

Community wealth building: resources for a new dawn or for a better collapse?

Posted on 12 November, 2017 by

This post has also been published as “Launch: Community Wealth Building” on the Stir to Action blog. I attended a launch event for the new issue of Stir magazine. In case you don’t know it, Stir is a great source for thinking and … Continue reading →

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What happened when Degrowth was discussed in the Catalan Parliament?

Posted on 6 October, 2017 by

Update: 19 December, 2017.  Further to the article below, a lot has happened in Catalonia.  The parliament has been suspended by Madrid’s Popular Party minority government.  Oriol Junqueras, criticised for his conventional economics below, is in prison with another independista … Continue reading →

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Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 8, Jobs and Income.

Posted on 21 June, 2017 by

We continue the serialisation of our report, Policies for the City Region. In this installment we focus on jobs and income, again suggesting ways in which we, in our region, can improve the availability, range and quality of jobs and … Continue reading →

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Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 6, radical economic localisation

Posted on 24 May, 2017 by

We continue the serialisation of our report, Policies for the City Region. In this  installment we explore the idea of “Economic Localisation” something that certainly distinguishes our approach from that of others suggesting policies for the city region.  And there’s … Continue reading →

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Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 4, Fossil Fuel Divestment.

Posted on 27 April, 2017 by

We continue the serialisation of our report, Policies for the City Region. In this short installment we explore the ethical necessity and pragmatic benefits of NW institutions dumping their investments in fossil fuel companies and putting that money to better … Continue reading →

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Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 2, Energy.

Posted on 30 March, 2017 by

We continue the serialisation of our report, Policies for the City Region.  This installment is about Greater Manchester using considerably less energy, and the transition to clean energy.  It is a long installment but we thought it best to keep … Continue reading →

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Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 1, setting the scene

Posted on 23 March, 2017 by

Here we begin a serialisation of out report, Policies for the City Region.  This installment explains what we are trying to do, and the essentials of our Viable Economy approach.  It also gives a preview of what will follow.  But … Continue reading →

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Mayfield’s future – unleashing the imagination

Posted on 17 March, 2017 by

We have covered a number of planning issues here recently.  One thing we have highlighted is the “imaginative deficit”, that the plans being offered, whether for specific urban developments, or for the City Region’s use of land as a whole, … Continue reading →

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