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
What is the mantra of ‘growth, growth, growth’ – without any structural changes or interventions to reconfigure the basic operations of the economy – but a new variant of the …
‘Mini budget’ shows contempt for ordinary people as government banks on growth at any cost 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 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 live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.’ Ursula K Le Guin The year 2020 will be not be remembered with any great …
The Covid-19 pandemic shows the need for change. For a real ‘Reset’. Read MoreFive years ago, responding to a letter from one of his constituents about food banks, MP John Whittingdale wrote that he thought food banks ‘provided an incredibly valuable service beyond …
We need to break free from the notion that a country’s health is measured by a balanced budget. Value is not judged by money, but by human and planetary flourishing. Read MoreIn the news this week….. “I’m scared to eat sometimes in case we run out of food.” “We had people coming to us who hadn’t eaten for several days,” “I …
Life at the sharp end of austerity Read MoreThe Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, delivered his Autumn Budget on Monday. Hammond took an upbeat tone, congratulating the public for its hard work and sacrifice which were now …
Put the Planet and the People First and the Fiscal Deficit Will Look After Itself Read MoreThe IMF has been busying itself with the UK’s financial position, reported in the FT on the 10 October as “languishing close to the bottom of the international league table …
Pensions, Universal Credit and the IMF Read More