Making Progressive Politics Work
In an excellent collection of essays the Policy Network has collected together for their “Making Progressive Politics Work” publication, we found the following comments by various authors in support for the fundamental principles that LIFE’s policies […]
First new economic model in 100 years
The recognition that social safety is a parallel requirement for economic success, and the revelation that unconditional safety is both the natural expression of solidarity and the key to liberating economic performance, has unveiled a new economic model for human society that will transform the 21st Century into a new age of enlightened prosperity.
Conditional Cash Corrupts Us All
Why cash has (almost) no place in a social security system. Unconditional love is the ultimate expression of our humanity for a reason, because it is the basis of our successful evolution. The purpose of […]
How to Change the Post-Crash Economy – Review
Last week (6th Mar 2014) the RSA convened an expert panel including Costas Lapavitsas – professor of economics at SOAS, Paul Mason, Culture and Digital editor, Channel 4 News; Mariana Mazzucato RM Phillips professor in […]
What does it mean to be a “green progressive”?
Too often those of us that consider ourselves to be part of the progressive movement, are too easily satisfied by feeling good. Feeling good is part being right, meaning that we feel we are speaking […]
BBCQT 2014.02.27
Q: Why is RBS paying bonuses, when they have lost money? A: What happened in the “Great Deregulation”, was that the casino arm of investment banks merged with the normal banking retail arms of high-street […]
UK policy: trapped behind the yield curve
If you want to understand why all of the major UK political parties are committing to essentially the same fiscal strategy, i.e. reducing borrowing to zero by the end of the next parliament, then you’re […]
Why WellFair Works Fair
The welfare debate has become confused and poisonous. We are firmly in the territory of “deserving” versus “undeserving” poor, when the real issue is affordability. As all advanced societies start to grapple with the challenge […]
BBCQT 2014.02.13
Q: why does it take flooding in the Thames Valley before the Westminster village wakes up to a problem? A: because we don’t have a functional democratic system in this country. What we need is […]
BBCQT 2014.02.06
Q: Should people accused of rape be given anonymity prior to charge or conviction? A: Same rules should apply as other cases, before charge yes but after charge and before conviction the judge should make […]
