Christine Berry is a researcher at New Economics Foundation's Centre for Well-being. Her current research focusses on new measures of progress and how they can be moved into the political and policyma
Two new books reveal how our economy is increasingly oriented around the interests of asset owners – and increasingly uncaring about the fates of everyone else.
Everyone has a democratic right to contribute to a debate about decisions that affect us. Experts can inform our choices, but they cannot make them for us.
It’s essential that we debate the limits of Corbyn’s leadership. But this must be based on reality – not a cartoon version of what Corbynism represented.
Public support for co-operation, collective ownership and mutual care have persisted, despite the popularity of some of the neoliberal agenda. What policies could the left pursue to build from where we are now?
Since the EU referendum the left has successfuly shifted the terms of the debate on regulation. Now we must have the courage to defend freedom of movement against the anti-immigration politics of Brexit.
“The really fascinating battles in intellectual history tend to occur when some group or movement goes on the offensive and asserts that Something Big really doesn’t actually exist.” So
