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Events this week in Manchester

Posted on 2 March, 2013 by The Steady State Manchester team

We are keen to learn from experiences in the ‘majority world’ to give us clues as to what an ecologically and socially just society would be like.   That’s why SSM is celebrating the contribution of Wangari Maathai this week.  More … Continue reading →

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Austerity or debt? There has to be a better way – Public Service

Posted on 22 February, 2013 by The Steady State Manchester team

Austerity or debt? There has to be a better way – Public Service. A useful article by Dan O’Neill – very relevant in our Manchester context where, as we’ve seen, the central government policy of austerity is forcing huge cuts … Continue reading →

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Manchester City Council’s Budget Cuts Consultation

Posted on 5 February, 2013 by The Steady State Manchester team

Introduction These are very difficult times for Manchester people and for our council.  In this long post we 1) offer Manchester citizens a model letter to send in response to the council’s consultation on how to deal with the Tory-led … Continue reading →

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Aviation and Growth – a response

Posted on 28 January, 2013 by The Steady State Manchester team

An extraordinary article appeared the other day in the Manchester Evening News.  By Baron Frankel from the New Economy (i.e. the City Region’s economy ‘think-tank’), it sings the praises of the airport and its acquisition of Stanstead in leading economic … Continue reading →

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Green growth and city deals – or “you really cannot have your cake and eat it”.

Posted on 13 January, 2013 by The Steady State Manchester team

Green growth and city deals – or “you really cannot have your cake and eat it”. Mancunians will be interested in a new report called “Green cities: using city deals to drive low carbon growth.” It has been produced by … Continue reading →

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Book launch on Steady State Economy – Leeds

Posted on 11 December, 2012 by The Steady State Manchester team

Thursday, 24 January 2013, 5:30 – 7:30 pm:  Book launch for Enough Is Enough.  Join economist and author Dan O’Neill as he speaks about the ideas in his new book, Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World … Continue reading →

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Greater Manchester Combined Authority is a model for regional cities – and could be a resource for Steady State

Posted on 22 October, 2012 by The Steady State Manchester team

SIr Howard Bernstein, Chief Executive of Manchester City Council, has just published a piece in Guardian Professional on the new Greater Manchester Combined Authority.In it he identifies the advantages of Manchester’s model of co-ordinated planning and action across the conurbation.  … Continue reading →

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