#Economics

45 posts

Feb 2026 The Optimist's Arithmetic

Feb 2019 Putting the Green back in the Greenback - Evolving capitalism for the 21st century

Jan 2019 The Shepard Tone Economy

Jan 2018 5 killer-apps to take blockchain mainstream

Jul 2017 God helped society put its thumb on the scales

Mar 2015 The peace of the lobotomised or the peace of the contended?

Jan 2015 Fossil fuel vs Renewable subsidies

Nov 2013 Post-materialist delight

Oct 2013 Nobody's come up with a good alternative to capitalism..

Jul 2013 Excerpts from John Ashton’s Alternative Mansion House speech

Dec 2012 Debt forgiveness. For everyone. For ever.

Dec 2011 You can not EARN more than about £1m / year. Tops.

Nov 2011 Top 5 reasons NOT to buy organic

May 2011 Economic development not economic growth.

Feb 2011 With great power doesn't come great responsibility.

Feb 2011 Pay more for your food

Dec 2010 First petrol, then energy – now food prices skyrocket

Dec 2010 Neo-Classical elements: Time, money, energy, politics

Nov 2010 Eric Cantona joins in calling for economic change

Nov 2010 Wealth creators, or concentrations of power?

Oct 2010 Nature's gift: How much is the ecosystem worth?

Oct 2010 Top Ten Constituents of New Commons Economy

Sep 2010 Money says 'no'. Money is broken. Keeps saying 'no' to everything sensible, and 'yes' to lots of stupid things.

Jul 2010 Consumers demand social goods, and no one's realised it yet

May 2010 Is there a useful time to have money?

Apr 2010 Growth or no-growth?

Apr 2010 Looking for a happy, well paid job? Become a gardener

Mar 2010 James Murdoch vs Reason

Feb 2010 Nation Realizes Money Just A Symbolic, Mutually Shared Illusion

Dec 2009 How valuable are you?

Jun 2009 Money is getting in the way of progress

Jun 2009 Housing on mars

Apr 2009 At last, Europe has become interesting

Apr 2009 Sacrifices on the alter of efficiency

Apr 2009 China suggests a new currency

Apr 2009 How we measure progress and development

Apr 2009 Market failures: bridges vs tunnels

Apr 2009 What cost the bailouts?

Dec 2008 Recession is a test of character" -- Gordon Brown

Dec 2008 Recession

Dec 2008 Darwin spins again

Nov 2008 Economic Reform

Oct 2008 The third way

Aug 2008 Effective States

Feb 2008 The Ancient Greek economy