The Gower Initiative for Modern Money Studies
An independent, non-profit organisation – part of a growing international movement challenging the economic orthodoxy of the last five decades
Last week was Volunteering Week. Social media was brimming with warm, human stories about the work people do as volunteers. We should, without doubt, celebrate the human desire to help …
Volunteering plays a valuable role in society, but it should never be at the expense of a paid job. Read MoreIt would be remiss of GIMMS not to mention in this week’s blog the visit of Donald Trump to the UK. The good news is that he retracted his statement …
It’s time to challenge the notion that government money is scarce and show that the real limits to public spending are the nation’s resources. The real skill is how we create and share them out. Read More“Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free …
The health and well-being of our children is not determined by taxpayers’ money, but by the political will to make a difference Read MoreThe public purpose is inherently a progressive agenda that strives to continually improve the material, social, physical, cultural and psychological well-being of all members of society. It is inherently ‘aspirational’ …
What makes a healthy economy and society and how can it best be delivered? Read More“Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into …
The question is not how we will pay for it but what sort of society do we want to create? Read MoreOver the last few years, the subject of mental health services has increasingly made the news headlines. A quick search engine query says it all: ‘Damning report finds serious failings …
The underfunding of mental health services is a political choice. There is an alternative. Read More“Have we fallen into a mesmerized state that makes us accept as inevitable that which is inferior or detrimental, as though having lost the will or the vision to demand …
Delivering ecological, social and economic change: Join us in Birmingham to find out more Read More“Surely by now there can be few here who still believe the purpose of government is to protect us from the destructive activities of corporations. At last most of us …
The fate of local government is hanging in the balance Read MoreResounding cheers from audiences bring mighty puffs and glows to those politicians promising to fund their spending ambitions with cash recovered from tax-havens in distant islands. But how much could …
Is there a critical shortage of rich people? Read MoreToday we are glad to reblog an article by Prue Plumridge, GIMMS events facilitator, which she wrote for Think Left in 2017. The original article can be seen here Society …
Pensions: Thatcher’s vision is coming to fruition Read More