February 19, 2010 – 11:40 am by Tony Weekes
A report in the Guardian (Top economists hit back at Tories over spending cuts, 19 February) cites a letter published in the Financial Times, signed by more the 60 economists, all associated with distinguished academic institutions. To be fair, the gist of the letter is a call to the Treasury to approach the issue of public [...]
January 25, 2010 – 6:41 pm by Tony Weekes
The first “Tilburg” meeting took place in 2008, and produced the Declaration of Tilburg, a set of demands from citizens of the Netherlands and Belgium to their respective governments concerning ‘the economy’ and how it should be shaped in the future. The text (in English) can be found at website www.economischegroei.net/index.php?topic=VvT. The tone is very [...]
January 12, 2010 – 11:55 am by Tony Weekes
James Robertson’s January 2010 newsletter can be accessed (for free) from his website www.jamesrobertson.com/newsletter.htm. It’s all great stuff, well-informed and written with deep concern for the way our affairs are conducted.
I found section 2: MONEY SYSTEM REFORM and section 3: LESSONS FROM COPENHAGEN especially valuable.
His reference to Ben Dyson’s “We Need The Help of Talented People” [...]
January 2, 2010 – 4:05 pm by Flying Stag
Although bloggers are generally agreed that dramatic economic change is necessary, the practical suggestions being put forward appear to me to be still essentially ‘inside the box’. In contrast, it has also been pointed out that what we are seeking is a new paradigm.
In the following I use the word ‘econocapitalism’ instead of ‘economics’. I [...]
December 24, 2009 – 12:04 pm by Tony Weekes
“The earth shall be made a common treasury of livelihood to whole mankind, without respect of persons …” [Gerrard Winstanley, address to the citizens of London 1649. See http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/10168]
“Political Economy or Economics is a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life; it examines that part of individual and social action which is most [...]
December 22, 2009 – 11:02 am by cyn
Tagged climate, Copenhagen
Thoughts after Copenhagen -
I didn’t believe in the ‘invisible hand of the market’, but after Copenhagen I am beginning to wonder! People across the world told their governments they wanted action on climate change, yet when the leaders of governments met together the voice of the people that was not heard – was it rather [...]
December 16, 2009 – 1:40 pm by Tony Weekes
“The earth shall be made a common treasury of livelihood to whole mankind, without respect of persons …”
“Political Economy or Economics is a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life; it examines that part of individual and social action which is most closely connected with the attainment and with the use of the [...]
December 15, 2009 – 5:18 pm by Sunniva
Yesterday I arrived back from Copenhagen, where I was participating in the mass of civil society actions taking place in the city, as the negotiations for the next climate change deal continue. On Saturday I was one of 100,000 people from around the world, including the global south, marching on the Bella Centre – where [...]
December 9, 2009 – 12:46 pm by Tony Weekes
The Guardian newspaper reports (5 December: Jobless to be offered ‘talking treatment’ to help put Britain back to work) that, at a cost of £550M per year, the unemployed will be offered cognitive behaviour therapy “ …to get Britain back to work after the recession.”
This illustrates something I have been struggling with: the lack – [...]
December 3, 2009 – 3:01 pm by Tony Weekes
… it’s about a whole, faulty paradigm.
In almost any gathering of people concerned about the state of the world, the conversation turns to “climate change”, and the demand for some action by the governments of the world.
This emphasis is understandable, but it carries several dangers: the first seems to be an assumption that – whether [...]
