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
The ultimate, hidden truth of the world, is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently.” David Graeber After two weeks of party …
Conference speeches reveal the misery to come Read More“The objective should be to organize the economy around human needs and well-being. If toward this end we decommodify key goods and services, or legislate longer product lifespans, use-value will …
Another week of handbag economics Read More‘What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.’ Dr Jane Goodall, Scientist & Activist This week, Sajid Javid, …
If we can find money for corporations, we can find money for the people who need it. Read MoreA country ruled by criminals needs two revolutions, one small and one big: The small revolution is to overthrow the criminal government, the big revolution is to radically undo the …
The National Insurance increase shows that levelling up has been consigned to the Conservative bonfire of easy promises Read More“When people live in a fair, caring society, where everyone has equal access to social goods, they don’t have to spend their time worrying about how to cover their basic …
Concentrate on real resources to solve real problems, instead of the financial cost. Read More“The political class in Westminster have failed us. They inoculate themselves against the pain that we suffer. We will not forgive them, and no, we will not be patient with …
Politicians and the media coax the public to accept a new period of austerity Read More“We can pretend that extending the status quo into the future, unchanged, is one of the options available to us. But that is a fantasy. Change is coming one way …
Neither Green Savings Bonds nor your pension money are needed for the government to invest in an environmentally sustainable recovery Read More“If every politician asks the ridiculous question ‘how will you pay for that’ when it comes to full employment, universal healthcare, infrastructure modernisation, tuition-free university and sustainable energy, but no …
Reducing government spending now would be calamitous for the wellbeing of people Read More“The kind of transformation that is now required [to address the climate crisis] will happen only if it is treated as a civilizational mission, in our country and in every …
The G7 jolly – a symbol of everything that is wrong with the global economic system. Read More“The purpose of government is to ensure that everyone has what they need to live a good life. That means giving every child the very best start in life, caring …
Inflation is not what we should be worried about right now Read More