May 14, 2012 – 1:51 pm by Chris W
The Climate Jobs Caravan is on the road in May, visiting 20 cities across the country. Organisers Campaign against Climate Change, along with supporting unions, are calling for large-scale government investment in jobs for a low carbon-economy. A number of local Quaker meetings are hosting or supporting the carvan along the way. For dates and [...]
May 10, 2012 – 1:18 pm by Tony Weekes
Like many Quakernomics browsers, I have spent some time trying to understanding the implications of the programme for government as set out in the Queen’s Speech (9th May). I guess we must await the detail, but my impression is that it amounts to little more than (yet another) attempt to get the train back on [...]
April 16, 2012 – 3:22 pm by gillwestcott
Tagged Collapse, Growth, Limits
A renewed interest in the 1972 study ‘Limits to Growth’ has shown that the predictions made forty years ago, rubbished at the time, have a good fit with the actual data. The forecasting of trends for resource limits, pollution, output, births and deaths, has been updated in 1992 and 2004, and currently shows an economic [...]
February 14, 2012 – 11:09 am by Tony Weekes
The news from Greece is horrifying. Where is the protest against the brutal actions being taken by the ‘troika’ and the Greek Parliament against the Greek people? Which European nation will be next? This is how fascism arose in Europe in the 1930′s I urge Friends in or near London to see whether some demonstration of [...]
December 19, 2011 – 1:01 pm by cyn
At the Woodbrooke conference in November there seemed to be a desire among Friends there to engage with alternatives to the present failed economic system, so I thought there might be some interest in a report published by the Compass organisation (compassonline.org.uk) - Directions for the democratic Left. It is entitled ‘Plan B’, and has [...]
December 6, 2011 – 9:15 pm by cyn
As the neoliberal net closes in on us is it trivial to think of the small steps to economic equality? A Saturday day out in London. Under two hours on the train south from a northern city– but then 20 minutes queueing in border control – well not exactly – really queueing for an underground [...]
November 30, 2011 – 2:12 pm by Tony Weekes
Peter Challen of the Christian Council for Monetary Justice draws my attention to this book. A summary and further information is available at website http://www.searchingfinance.com/products/soon-to-be-published/the-courageous-state-rethinking-economics-society-and-the-role-of-government.html
November 25, 2011 – 12:33 pm by PhilC
Following on from the Woodbrooke weekend it would be great if people could share the sources of information they find useful for educating themselves and following the developing situation. I know there was a wall at the conference where people were writing these things, and I’m sure that that information will be posted here in [...]
November 22, 2011 – 11:15 am by Jo Poole
This documentary with Ian Hislop will be on BBC 2 this evening at 9pm. Focusing on the morals of bankers in the past, Quaker bankers such as Samuel Gurney will be featured. More information And if you want to hear more about the Quaker businessmen of the past and how they lived their faith, do [...]
November 17, 2011 – 8:24 pm by suzannei
As the City of London Corporation gives notice to the Occupy London Stock Exchange activists to clear the “public highway” by 6pm this evening, Quakers in Britain have made a public declaration of support for the protesters. A statement from Quakers in Britain says that they share the concern for global economic justice and sustainability [...]
