Tag Archives: Mark Burton

Book review: Degrowth as a desirable and possible future

Posted on 12 September, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

Review 1) The Future Is Degrowth: A Guide to a World beyond Capitalism. by Matthias Schmelzer, Andrea Vetter and Aaron Vansintjan. Verso, 2022. ISBN 9781839765841. £18.99 paperback, £11.39 ebook (publisher is currently offering both at the ebook price) 2) Political … Continue reading →

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Communicating about degrowth: an interview

Posted on 11 July, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

In this interview with Dave Darby of LowImpact.org, SSM’s Mark Burton talks about the problems that economic growth brings and the degrowth alternative. It is an introductory treatment: for more detail, do explore our website and our publications. Low Impact … Continue reading →

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Beyond a Green New Deal: book review

Posted on 1 February, 2022 by The Steady State Manchester team

Beyond a Green New Deal Essay review: Max Ajl, “A People’s Green New Deal”, Pluto Press, 2021. Paperback £14.99 or open access download. Mark H Burton If you’ve read our commentaries then you’ll know that we have major reservations about … Continue reading →

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Can Cop26 lead to a viable future? The Meteor interviews us.

Posted on 6 November, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

The Meteor is an increasingly indispensable source of news for Greater Manchester an beyond. It is a worker co-op “a not-for-profit, independent media co-operative – an alternative, radical, community-based publication for the people of Manchester.” Conrad Bower, editor and co-founder, … Continue reading →

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Invisible workers, invisible systems.

Posted on 22 April, 2021 by The Steady State Manchester team

Invisible workers, invisible systems. By Mark Burton                                                                                                            pdf version also available at Resilience.org This is based on a short talk I gave to an event, What have we learned about work during Covid 19 and what needs to change? organised … Continue reading →

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There must be some way out of here: policies, politics and possibilities in the pancrisis.

Posted on 9 November, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

There must be some way out of here: policies, politics and possibilities in the pancrisis. by Mark H Burton This article was commissioned by the online journal 15/15\15 Revista para una nueva civilización.  The article appears there in Spanish translation … Continue reading →

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Bigger cuts for Manchester – in its annual greenhouse gas emissions

Posted on 30 July, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

Manchester now needs to make bigger cuts to its annual greenhouse gas emissions: A commentary on Manchester Climate Change Agency’s Annual Report A brief Annual Report for 2020 has been issued by Manchester Climate Change Agency. It is not a … Continue reading →

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Taking the Imperative out of Growth

Posted on 30 June, 2020 by The Steady State Manchester team

by Mark H Burton This article presents the personal viewpoint of the author rather than the considered position of the SSM collective as a whole. This article as a pdf.        Our much longer, fully referenced version (pdf). The report, The … Continue reading →

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