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‘We are not defenders of the river. We are the river.’ Fisherman, Magdalena River, Colombia From Less is More by Jason Hickel Spring has arrived. After a long, arduous …
Time to aim for better than “normal” Read MoreBefore it’s too late let’s not let the window of opportunity pass us by. The government is us, or it could be. As many of us sit in our living …
While a governmental blame game distracts the public, what democracy we had is being further hollowed out. Read More“The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping the old ones.” ― John Maynard Keynes When the world is facing one of the worst public health …
We need a government that dares to think big and be more ambitious in its strategy to set our economy on a more sustainable and equitable pathway. Read More‘Two roads diverged in a yellow wood’ are the opening words of a poem by the celebrated poet Robert Frost. Whilst he was writing about his own personal life’s journey, …
‘Two roads diverged in a yellow wood’. The question is which one will we take? Read MoreThis time of the year is for making new year’s resolutions and this year was no exception. A local radio channel reported that a survey had revealed that the most …
This is no time for despondency or pulling the duvet over our heads. This is a time to regroup in solidarity to understand the problems and find solutions; our future depends on it. Let’s organise! Read MoreWhy do we need a Green New Deal? The problem… The planet is facing a growing ecological and social crisis which stems from the structure of capitalist economies built …
The Green New Deal Read MoreIn the news, the Prime Minister tells millions of WASPI women affected by the changes to the state pension age that he couldn’t promise to magic up the money for …
The time has come to talk of many things; of taxing and spending and an economic system that needs mending. Read MoreCharles Dickens began his novel ‘Hard Times’ thus: “NOW, what I want is, Facts. […]. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else and root out everything else. You …
It’s not balanced budgets that will save us. It’s the power of the public purse and our human values. Read MoreOh, the irony of it. Boris Johnson makes law and order the central plank of the Queen’s Speech. After having spent 9 years telling us about how we could no …
The people are the change. Time to step out of our comfort zone and make it happen. Read MoreThis week’s MMT Lens will necessarily be shorter as GIMMS is gearing up for a busy few weeks in Brighton, London, Manchester and Leeds not to mention Wales at the …
Getting our priorities right. Our planet or our lives. Read More