Monday, 5 March 2018

New Economics Foundation >>> taking back control of the economy

Here's the regular monthly newsletter from the NEF: and as always the focus is on the economy - and other ways of looking at it:


No more Carillions

Video: No more Carillions
Shareholder capitalism is eating itself. But there is nothing inevitable about this model. Here’s how we can fix it. Watch

DON'T MISS

Framing the Economy
What is the story of the economy in Britain? Who gets to shape public opinion about what it’s for, how it’s broken and how it can be fixed? A major new report shows how to win the case for a better system. Read more

IN THE NEWS

How language duped us into austerity
Zoe Williams covered our Framing the Economy report in a comment piece for The Guardian.

Workers and service users will “take back control” of the economy
The Independent announced our forthcoming independent research on how to greatly extend the size of the cooperative sector.

LISTEN

Weekly Economics Podcast: Brexit and the people
Brexit dominates the news agenda. But it sometimes feels as if this debate is only happening in the comment pages of newspapers, or the corridors of Westminster. What happened to the people? The Weekly Economics Podcast is back with a special episode. Listen

COMING UP

Bridging our divides: International perspectives on overcoming social disintegration
This Monday we are hosting Zlatko Lagumdzija, Prime Minister of Bosnia & Herzegovina (2001-2002) and Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1994-2002) in a panel discussion on building an inclusive society. Find out more


New Economics Foundation | The New Economics Foundation is the only people-powered think tank. We work to build a new economy where people really take control

See also:
Futures Forum: Land Value Uplift Tax >>> >>> "Public investment on or near a piece of land significantly increases its value wherever you are."
Futures Forum: Universal Basic Income: 'The unexpected benefits of unconditional cash transfers'
Futures Forum: We cannot rely on rising property prices to keep the UK economy going
Futures Forum: In defence of localism Futures Forum: Henry George and the land-value tax
Futures Forum: 'The Crisis in Democracy" > a short history of think tanks
Futures Forum: Transition to a new society ... a new economy ... a new way of life
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