In ancient Mesopotamia, it was called a jubilee. When debts at interest grew too high to be repaid, the slate was wiped clean. Debts were…
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
System renewal. Challenging established notions. Reimagining our societies.
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The recent Guardian editorial about the looming energy cost crisis is correct to put centre stage a massive home energy efficiency programme to both cut…
The Ukraine crisis has made energy security a priority, especially in respect to Europe’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels; at a time when governments are…
In a recent piece, I wrote about ‘Global Transition: From growth to de-growth and top-down to bottom-up‘ I explained the process in which top-down organisations are…
In the Sunday Telegraph, a few weeks back, the money saving expert’ Martin Lewis warned that “When people can’t afford food, they get angry –…
This article first appeared in CEO World Magazine Disney’s no doubt well-intentioned “Reimagine Tomorrow” campaign has backfired. Why? “We are excited to introduce Reimagine Tomorrow,…
We have a problem. There are currently two fundamentally different understandings of the word “degrowth”. Jason Hickel’s view is that “Degrowth is a planned reduction of…
Tim Morgan’s latest piece is worth reading, but I wonder whether his perception is seen generally. The opening paragraphs introduce his idea: A new ‘heavenly body’…
Foreign critics have long chafed at the “exorbitant privilege” of the US dollar as global reserve currency. The USA can issue this currency backed by…
Our high streets matter. Socially. Economically. Politically. Growing up in a busy inner-city area of Leeds, my local high street was a bustling hive of…
The war in Ukraine has precipitated a crisis in European and world energy markets. Europe gets about 40 per cent of its gas and 30…
This post first appeared at the Orcop.com blog. Those of us who are committed to the idea that economic degrowth is unavoidable just cannot understand…