Costa Rica tops 2012 Happy Planet Index
This is a guest post from Nic Marks, founder of the New Economics Foundation's Centre for Well-being. A growing number of governments, politicians and ordinary people around the world agree…
A Tear-Stained Hagiography: Remembering Elinor Ostrom
Derek Wall is currently writing an intellectual biography of Elinor Ostrom and is a little tearful. Elinor Ostrom, the first – and so far, only – woman to win the…
Dave Prentis: A Credible Union Leader?
A few days ago, I was disappointed to hear that Dave Prentis, the general secretary of Unison – my trade union – has been appointed as a non-executive director of…
Securitise the Queen
Image: Doug Wheller Brett Scott is a writer and consultant working in alternative finance and financial activism. He blogs at and tweets as Times of economic stress call for creative…
Cheap bonds are a harbinger of doom – or the solution to it
This week the yield on German two year bonds hit 0%. In other words, people are lending the German government money up to 2014 and asking for no interest. US…
The crisis in the eurozone
The crisis is so complex, intractable and toxic that it’s hard to know where to start. This is not the place to discourse at length on the character, causes and…
The Jubilee is a national sedative; this is a national wake up call
By Anna Walker, a campaigner from UK Uncut Cameron wants to see ‘the mother of all parties’. The Queen is old – celebrate! The Olympics are in town – celebrate!…
UK Uncut's 'Great British Street Party': kitsch nationalism?
As if last year had not been enough, 2012 is to be awash with examples of pomp and pageantry; from the Queen’s jubilee celebrations to the Olympics and Paralympics –…
Why we need fair pay on campus
by Zain Sardar (Young Greens Member Support Officer) Antagonisms have been increasing over the last few years over the excessive pay of Vice Chancellors of Universities across the country. More…
UK Uncut to hold protest ‘Great British Street Parties’ before the Jubilee and Olympics
UK Uncut, the anti-cuts direct action group, has today announced a new plan of action to start shortly before the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations and the Olympic period. The group, best…