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EU politics
Kwame Boateng: 14.06.17 – Crime Scene Invetigation Grenfell Tower
This film is powerful enough to speak for itself.
Podcast
Economics
Open Democracy UK – How citizens’ wealth funds could transform our economy
Open Democracy UK speaks with Stewart Lansley, Steve Schifferes and Duncan McCann from City University to discuss how citizens’ wealth funds — collectively owned investment vehicles with social aims — could tackle key issues such as poverty, housing, […]
Economics
Mark Blyth – The Crash 2008: Ten Years On
Parts 1 and 2 of four parts (The audio is awfuls). Let us hope parts 3 and 4, when they appear, have better audio:
Austerity
George Monbiot – How to really take back control
A wide ranging lecture by George Monbiot that ticks almost all boxes.
Climate Change
RSA – The Politics Of Climate Change
How can we galvanise renewed political interest in environmental issues to drive bolder action? With Caroline Lucas MP, Leader of the Green Party. Listen here
Finance
New Economics Foundation – Universal Basic Income or Universal Basic Services?
Some people think universal basic income is a utopian impossibility. Others think it’s dangerous. So there’s a proposal for another solution: universal basic services. Instead of giving people money, why not guarantee all of the […]
Corruption
Prem Sikka – Carillion and corporate governance
The brilliant Prem Sikka on economic development in the UK
Economics
Renegade Inc – The business of common sense
Many business books have been written on management but very few have sighted management as the stumbling block to fulfilled and engaged employees. After reading a library full of these tomes and then dropping out […]
Austerity
Dany Dorling – The Demography of Inequality
Austerity is affecting the mortality rate in the UK. Dany Dorling explains why this happens. Listen here
EU politics
Marcel Fratzscher explores the dark side of the German economy
Marcel Fratscher analyses Germany’s current economy and social situation. There is a lot of interesting information that contradicts what most people believe. Fratscher has some neo-liberal opinions, which one simply has to ignore. Listen here