Ann Pettifor: How the Sexist ‘Nobel Prize’ in Economics has Warped the World September 25, 2019 David Shirreff Economics, Inequality 0 The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics will be 50 years old next month. One thing unites all its winners, bar one: they have all been male. Read here Ann PettiforLink
National Politics Chris Dillow: Boris Johnson’s class handicap June 12, 2022 Mathew D. Rose National Politics 0 There’s a nice and unremarked irony about the impending end of Johnson’s premiership – that he is being brought down by the same class structure that took him to Number 10. Read Here
Corruption The Guardian: Uber loses appeal in UK employment rights case November 10, 2017 Mathew D. Rose Corruption, Deregulation, Finance, Gig Economy, Neo-Liberalism in the EU, Regulatory Capture 0 This is further good news for workers in their attempt to regulate the gig economy – something that most governments are not doing. Read here
Climate Crisis Anya Zoledziowski: Shell’s Massive Carbon Capture Plant Is Emitting More Than It’s Capturing January 22, 2022 Mathew D. Rose Climate Crisis, Energy, Environment, Sustainability 0 A new Global Witness report found that it has the same carbon footprint per year as 1.2 million gas-powered cars. Read Here
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