Podcasts about new economic foundation

Happy New Year.  It feels to me as if this year, the journey is going to be one of continual change and of challenge - that 2024 will be the year when it is impossible for anyone to pretend that the life we knew, the life we grew up believing would go on indefinitely - is going to continue. The old order is dying, but if we're to absolute collapse on a global scale (because clearly it's happening locally all over the world, usually pushed by the governments of people who are statistically most likely to be listening to this podcast) -but if we're going to avert absolute breakdown everywhere, then we need to dismantle the super-organism of the markets. Markets, globalisation, the entire neo-liberal model of free trade that was neither free nor liberal, nor particularly new... these are the common thread that perpetuates the world we know. Yes, we have to change our political systems, our power generation, our food systems..... all of these are core, but it's the markets and our concepts of value and money - the core of capitalism that keep the whole show on the road. One way or another, they are going - either there's a crash and nothing... or we succeed in managing a degrowth curve to a much simpler system that is not just less extractive, it's regenerative - it repairs some of the desperate harm we've done in recent times. So I want this podcast really to begin to look at how we could shape this downward slope - to play with ideas that could take use forward into something different - to begin to build narratives, stories, mythologies, collective heroic journeys of how we as a culture could affect the change that we need. Yes, the super-organism feels as if it has a life of its own, but it is composed of individuals and if we all change our behaviour, our expectations, our understanding of what's good and what isn't - then it will change. I still believe this is possible and I'm definitely working towards this. As is our guest this week. Diana Finch has worked in senior leadership roles in a variety of socially and environmentally focused non-profit organisations since 2001. Through this work, she became convinced that our economic system is the root cause behind the environmental and social challenges the non-profit sector is trying to address. She started to become interested in the field of new economics, and was thrilled to join the Bristol Pound team as Managing Director in 2018. She continued to be a director until the organisation was wound up in 2023. The experience helped her develop an understanding of the problems with our existing economic system, creating a determination to share what she has learned by writing a book called 'Value Beyond Money: an exploration of the Bristol Pound and the building blocks for an alternative economic system' The book is not out until September, but it I was privileged to read it early and was so struck by Diana's capacity to lay out clearly the various different ways we have begun to see money and the alternative systems that people are trying - the Bristol Pound was an astonishing endeavour and the story of how it came about and why it ended are remarkable in and of itself. But it's the ideas that come after - why did it not work and what could we do now - what could help us shift from exactly where we are, to where we need to be - these are the solid gold. We did talk for a long time. If necessary, we'll split this into two bits. I'm not sure if we're going to need to, so... we'll see.   In the meantime, enjoy the ideas of how we could be different - and then if you know of anyone who could fund this, please do let us know. PreOrder Diana's book https://crowdbound.org/product/value-beyond-money/The Bristol Pound legacy homepage https://www.bristolpoundlegacy.info/Holochain https://www.holochain.org/Art Brock Metacurrency https://www.artbrock.com/metacurrency/resourcesBradford Citizen Coin https://bradford.citizencoin.uk/Mark Fisher Ghosts of my Life https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/ghosts-of-my-life-writings-on-depression-hauntology-and-lost-futures-mark-fisher/517207?ean=9781780992266Mark Fisher Capitalis Realism - Is there No Alternative https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/capitalist-realism-new-edition-is-there-no-alternative-mark-fisher/7313424?ean=9781803414300Confessions of an Economic Hitman Short Animated Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYtb5zatgMgNew Economics Foundation https://neweconomics.org/Positive Money https://positivemoney.org/Reference booksLess is More: How Degrowth can save the world by Jason Hickel https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/less-is-more-how-degrowth-will-save-the-world-jason-hickel/364774Doughnut Economics: 7 Ways to Think like a 21st Century Economist https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/doughnut-economics-seven-ways-to-think-like-a-21st-century-economist-kate-raworth/

VYS0009 - Show Notes We got one! Before there was Hellier, before there was Twin Peaks there was Ghostbusters. In this special Halloween episode Hine and Buckley take a deep dive into this cherished classic - the movie that launched a thousand ghost hunting expeditions and at least one podcast about weird stuff. At the remove of 38 years and examined through the lens of Vayse, is Ghostbusters a beloved and harmless comedy blockbuster, a Lovecraftian cautionary tale, or a technicolour Reaganite super-dream? See you on the other side. Recorded 26 October 2022. (Warning: Throughout this episode we operate on an all spoiler no explainer basis. But if you haven't seen Ghostbusters, perhaps it's time to carefully examine your life choices...?) The Texts Ghostbusters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hDkhw5Wkas) Ghostbusters II (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weIqC-oUGmA) Ghostbusters: Afterlife (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahZFCF--uRY) Music Discussed we talk a lot about the music in Ghostbusters in this episode - here are some choice cuts: Ghostbusters (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe93CLbHjxQ)by Ray Parker Jr (...?) I want a New Drug (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uEMOeDZsA) by Huey Lewis and the News Elmer Bernstein's fantastic score (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kAGy76e6dw02QWx_nw6xqD-4Pdgneqws8) Magic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkpvtHe2MI4)by Mick Smiley (and as a special treat the very 80s MTV Video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SPtlxcS8Ik)) Savin' The Day (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqDBYlDpBkY) by the Alessi Brothers In The Name of Love (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X97WAN3Ce7Y) by The Thompson Twins Vayse Soundtrack (https://vayse.bandcamp.com/releases) by Polypores Other References Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/ghostbusters-the-ultimate-visual-history/9781783299669) by Daniel Wallace Ghostbusters: The Inside Story (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/ghostbusters-the-inside-story-stories-from-the-cast-and-crew-of-the-beloved-films/9781858758541) by Matt McAllister Spook Central (https://www.spookcentral.tk/) Ghostbusters Fandom Wiki (https://ghostbusters.fandom.com/wiki/Ghostbusters_Wiki) Ghostbusters.net (https://www.ghostbusters.net/) Ghostbusters.net on Twitter (https://twitter.com/GhostbustersNet) Welsh Ghostbusters on Twitter (https://twitter.com/welshghostbust) - Seemingly random but a really great account Necronomicon (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31337622778&searchurl=kn%3Dsimon%2Bnecronomicon%26sortby%3D17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title3) by Simon Close up of the doors to the temple of Gozer (https://www.gbfans.com/images/pb/moviemaker29/GB%20Props_TempleDoor1.jpg) The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-call-of-cthulhu-and-other-weird-stories-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition/9780143106487) - a fantastic Lovecraft "Greatest Hits". The Exorcist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDGw1MTEe9k) The Evil Dead (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL6mioAlpJk) The Magical Revival (http://www.starfirepublishing.co.uk/the_magical_revival.htm) by Kenneth Grant - probably the place to start with Grant. Discusses the idea that Lovecraft was, in fact, a psychic and that the Cthulhu mythos was a revelation. The Real Ghostbusters – The Collect Call of Cthulhu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEfk5KAOOwo) VYS0004 | The Uncanny Vallée and the Unreal Keel - The Ultraterrestrial Hypothesis Pt.1 (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0004) and VYS0005 | UFOnauts and Inverted Crosses - The Ultraterrestrial Hypothesis Pt.2 (https://www.vayse.co.uk/vys0005) - Our episodes on the Ultraterrestrial Hypothesis Trinity: The Best-Kept Secret by Jacques Vallée and Paola Leopizzi Harris (https://www.amazon.co.uk/TRINITY-Best-Kept-Jacques-F-Vallée/dp/B0B8BPCK1R/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BPIOE8BNL4KK&keywords=trinity+the+best+kept+secret&qid=1667156884&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIxLjQ4IiwicXNhIjoiMS4zOSIsInFzcCI6IjAuOTIifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=trinity+the+be%2Caps%2C84&sr=8-1) - Our neoliberal overlords at Amazon seem to be by far the cheapest place to get this book at present. Speaking of Neoliberal overlords, the New Economic Foundation (https://neweconomics.org) did a great series of podcasts about neoliberalism (https://neweconomics.org/2019/05/a-beginners-guide-to-neoliberalism) which Hine borrowed from heartily to fuel the frenzied final third of this episode. Life After Death: Eighteen Years on Death Row (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/life-after-death-eighteen-years-on-death-row/9781782391227) by Damien Echols - eye opening account of his time on death row following his wrongful and how Magic and love saved his life. Making Ghostbusters (https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31063591133&cm_sp=SEARCHREC-_-WIDGET-L-_-BDP-R&searchurl=kn%3Dmaking%2Bghostbusters%26sortby%3D17) by Don Shay - unfortunately long out of print and now ridiculously expensive. A Convenient Parallel Dimension: How Ghostbusters Slimed Us Forever (https://uk.bookshop.org/books/a-convenient-parallel-dimension-how-ghostbusters-slimed-us-forever/9781493048243) by Jr. Greene James

So what is well-being, because it seems to be a phrase on the tip of many people's tongues these days? Well it depends who you ask but well-being is pretty well-defined by the New Economic Foundation: “…how people feel and how they function, both on a personal and a social level, and how they evaluate their lives as a whole.”

Keir Starmer had been enjoying a grace period. New characters gave the media new exciting things to talk about and with that came the praising of a forensic  leader who could make Labour an electoral contender again. That sheen is beginning to wear off,  the popular policies of Labour are not front and center anymore and there is worry on the left of the party that the radical eco socialist agenda has been put to the wayside and a return to neoliberal economics could be on the cards. So what is the policy direction of Starmers Labour? Is our new Shadow Chancellor returning to the center and will it be enough to tackle the twin crises of climate breakdown and economic inequality. On the pod this week we are joined by James Meadway  (@meadwaj). James is an economist whos' previous work includes being the chief economist at the New Economic Foundation  and also advising John McDonnell.  We discuss if Starmer has abandoned popular Labour economic policy,  what Labour has to do to stay relevant against the pro spending Tories and how a Green New Deal has to be about more than just state control.Shout outManchester Bus drivers going on strike against Go north Wests fire and rehire program. @Unite_NorthWestDiem25, celebrating their 5th Birthday@DiEM_25Prestwich environmental Forum@PrestwichForumBig tech workers attempting to unionise like the amazon staff in Bessemer, Alabama. @BAmazonUnion

Here I share details of the Five Ways To Wellbeing which was developed and researched by the New Economic Foundation and is used by the NHS and leading Mental Health Charities.

Dan is worried we are going through a mental health pandemic with continued lockdown restrictions, psychologist Emma Kenny expresses her concern too. The political panel has commentator Clavin Robinson and the New Economic Foundation's Miatta Fahnbulleh dissecting the day's big news while talkRADIO's own Mike Graham doles out his thoughts on Extinction Rebellion and Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas reacts to explosive news about the show. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Less than a day after Boris Johnson addressed the nation with a new set of restrictions, the UK reported its highest number of coronavirus cases since May. In order to decide exactly which measures to use, the government had to weigh up factors - crucially, how to suppress the virus but also stop the UK from falling into an economic crisis.In this episode, Sophy Ridge discussed this with GP and health campaigner Dr Louise Irvine, and Alfie Stirling, director of research & chief economist at the New Economic Foundation.Sky’s economic editor Ed Conway also joins us to analyse the data and examine what lies ahead.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersAssistant producer: Emma WoodhouseInterviews producers - Oli FosterInterviews producers - Tatiana AldersonInterviews producers - Megan CouttsArchive - Simon WindsorMusic - Steven Wheeler

The new UnionDues podcast unpicks the TUC's Better Recovery programme and asks if General Secretary Frances O'Grady was right to declare “Unions Are Back.”  New Economic Foundation's Rebecca Winson tells Simon about the most fun she has had on a picket line, the empowerment that comes with taking strike action and why Birmingham's Druids Heath will be forever in her heart. Plus a shout out for the Fire Brigades Union as they battle proposed cuts in East Sussex. The companion blog is here.  A Makes-You-Think production.

Have you ever wondered who came up with the concept of working forty hours a week? Or why we often go to great lengths to stay at the office for eight or more hours in a single day?  We’ve all had that moment where the alarm clock goes off in the morning and we ask ourselves why we have to get up to go to a job that isn’t ideal. Episode 2 of the 20 Hour Work Week Movement Podcast explains how this came to be and why we believe there’s a better way through starting an online business based on efficiency. What is the history of the 40 Hour Work Week? The history behind the traditional work week actually goes back as far as the Industrial Revolution. In 1817, Robert Owen, a Welsh mill owner and labor rights activist, pushed for a day that consisted of eight hours work, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest for six days a week.  The overall philosophy gained traction when Henry Ford implemented the 40 Hour Work Week without reducing worker pay in 1926. He found that workers were actually more productive working only forty hours a week instead of forty-eight. Since then, companies across America and around the globe have followed this system. Finally, in 1940, the 40-hour work week became law.  However, as the years have passed, technology has only increased our ability to get more done at the office in an even shorter time period. In fact, productivity of American workers has nearly doubled since the 1970s.  If this is true, why are we still spending such long days at the office? That’s why we’re digging deeper into this podcast episode about the importance of the 20 Hour Work Week Movement and why you should consider leveraging technology, experts, and the global economy in your favor. Why is the 20 hour work week important and why do we need a movement? Let’s face it… most of us are pretty brain fried by two or three in the afternoon. Working a full eight-hour schedule isn’t productive for any of us and the system of doing so just isn’t working anymore. A few years ago, Oie started looking for ways to be more productive and accidentally stumbled on a book called Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Lessby Alex Soojung-Kim Pang.  The author explores several examples of famous writers and thinkers and how they incorporated rest and exercise into their daily routine. It turns out, there are a lot of really successful people who allow themselves more rest than work time. Darren's road to the 20 Hour Work Week was a little different.  After years of work in corporate America, entrepreneurship, and many stressful years, he was still searching for a true work-life balance. He knew he needed to find proven methods to work fewer hours with a higher level of productivity. So, we started following people who were effectively doing this for themselves. Learning from others’ failures and successes is a powerful thing. Soon we felt ready to start a new business, built on the principles of working less by and leveraging experts, technology and the power of the internet. The key here is to making processes extremely efficient in order to work less yet still have the necessary income to be happy. Thus The 20 Hour Work Week Movement took shape.  In fact, we aren’t the only ones that think there needs to be a change. A British think tank called the New Economic Foundation has proposed a 21-hour schedule on the basis of greater staff well-being and sustainability. Essentially, they’ve found that this type of schedule also reduces unemployment by spreading the work resulting in lower welfare needs and greater productivity. Sounds great, right? That’s why we support the 20 Hour Work Week Movement. As a society, we are burnt out working the traditional forty hours or more per week. By helping others see clarity in this idea, we are hoping to make the process a movement by which more people can see the value in working fewer hours to achieve a higher level of life satisfaction. How are we making this a reality? Part of our effort to help people learn about the 20 Hour Work Week movement is by educating them on how we got to where we are a society. It’s actually pretty interesting and knowing the events behind all of it really makes you realize whythis system is so darn outdated.  But how are we making this a reality? If you listened to the first episode of our podcast, you probably already know the answer to this question. We want to help people work less by working smarter and not harder!  When you hear the idea of only working twenty hours a week, you might think this is crazy or it’s not possible. The truth is that it is possible and we are here to help and support you.  Instead of waiting for society to catch up to this idea of a shorter work week, why not make the movement happen for ourselves? To do this, we need your help. Our goal is to find people who share the same beliefs and support each other through this transformation. That’s why we created the 20 Hour Work Week Movement private Facebook Group for support, knowledge, and inspiration.  We'd love to have you join us! Listen to episode #2 Now! Are you ready to learn about the reason behind the original 40 hour work week and why using technology, experts, and the internet to leverage your productivity to work less hours is so important? Great! Go ahead and listen. Then leave a comment on our private 20 Hour Work Week Movement Facebook Group to help support everyone in this movement. Subscribe & Review in iTunes Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, we want to encourage you to do that today. We don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe in iTunes! Additionally, we would love for you to write a review on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you! Links mentioned in this episode: 20 Hour Work Week Movement Private Facebook Group Book: Rest: Why You Get More Done When Your Work Less - Author: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang  

In this Podcast interview with Perry Walker we discuss how local authorities can set up a number of deliberative democracy projects like citizen assemblies citizen juries and other forms democracy by dialogue. Perry is a Fellow of the New Economic Foundation and Involve. He has spent the last 20 years developing tools that allow people to “do democracy.” Perry with others has developed Talk Shop whose mission is to invigorate democracy by involving ordinary people in informed convocations that enable them to have greater influence over the decisions that affect them --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/globalnet21/message

That would be nice... a Green New Deal. Hugh and Ciarán go through the idea of a European Green Deal and who's talking about it and how. Support us on Patreon! WE HAVE A T-PUBLIC STORE what a fashionable way to support our podcast We now have a website that you can find here! Feel free to send us an email at PreviouslyInEurope@gmail.com or follow us on Twitter @PrevInEurope If you can please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and if you can't do that tell a friend, this stuff really helps us out Also, have you considered Matteo Renzi? Show Notes GND Stuff Hugh Read Not going to repeat their bullet points but the New Economics Foundation and DiEM25 (among others) is the best point by point plan around (though the site misses some details). https://www.gndforeurope.com/10-pillars-of-the-green-new-deal-for-europe The general point is you could do a successor to the Junker plan (European Fund for Strategic Investments) but make it both better and geared specifically towards Green investment via Bonds backed by the ECB and bond markets. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/this-is-what-a-green-new-deal-for-europe-could-look-like/ Ireland's dealy is okay looking but wreaks of the long term planning with little short term change https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/17/ireland-to-unveil-bold-plan-to-tackle-climate-emergency Sinn Fein is grumpy because they've suggested a lot of it before Our old pal, former UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, wrote a relatively long piece in Prospect magazine (hmm). It's a pretty good read and makes some relevant general points: Short term you need plans too. You're not going to be in government forever so making plans for 2050 is great but if you don't have short term plans that get you ahead of the overall goal you're not going to make it But looking back, it’s hard not to regret that we weren’t more imaginative. Some of our actions then—such as the car scrappage scheme—now rank as missed opportunities. Yes, the new cars being subsidised were lower in emissions than the old bangers they replaced, but how much better placed might the UK car industry be today if all the resources had gone into getting ahead of curve on battery-powered cars and infrastructure? This idea has been around for quite some time and hasn't come to enough The phrase “Green New Deal” is a shorthand for the approach we need: tackling climate change through a great civil mobilisation of people into purposeful work. It was coined in Britain, under the auspices of the New Economic Foundation a decade ago, although the time didn’t prove right. The need to argue for a clear plan and keep pushing for it We can agree that children need an education, but each party has its own ideas on how it is best done, and the contest between them is healthy. If the climate needs a similar contest of plans, we shouldn’t shrink from that. Especially on the details, "Net zero carbon" means different things to different people There is a reason why Britain’s carbon emissions are so low: we’ve outsourced them. Steel made here in the UK counts towards our emissions. But steel made in China, shipped to the UK, used by a UK manufacturer and then sold to a UK consumer counts towards China’s emissions—and not ours. Quoting Dieter Helm professor of energy policy at Oxford: "If you really want to reduce global warming… it doesn’t matter where emissions take place, and therefore the only way to judge it is with carbon consumption." https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/features/ed-miliband-climate-change-economy-save-planet#widget_user GND Stuff Ciarán Read PODEMOS’S GREEN NEW DEAL an interview with TXEMA GUIJARRO a member of Spanish Parliament with Podemos, the interview was conducted 28/4/19 In response to concrete left vision "The two touchstones of our program are our Green New Deal package and the series of measures we are proposing as a response to the demands of the feminist movement. If I had to highlight two clear transformative proposals, in particular, I would first point to our commitment to establish a number of strategic public companies. This will include a state investment bank so as to secure Spain’s energy transition to 100 percent renewables over the next 20 years. We are also proposing to create a public energy company, building on the great work at a municipal level in places like Barcelona where we have been governing with our allies in Barcelona en Comú. The creation of a public distribution company will be key in a context in which we have to undertake a profound transformation of all energy production. This will obviously come into conflict, however, with the interests of the existing energy giants. The energy market in Spain is really a cartel, with some of the highest prices in Europe. And so we are also aiming to challenge this capture of the market by establishing such a national company." Drilling into this further TG brings up creating "a program of mass public employment, the likes of which have never really been seen in Spain before. We are talking about the creation of hundreds of thousands of new jobs." The particular concern in Spain is Desertification where it's not unrealistic to say the Sahara starts in Spain now. The Sun and Waves are the major untapped energy sources "My colleague Jaume Asens said the other day that if the planet was a bank, it would have been bailed out by now." https://jacobinmag.com/2019/04/podemos-green-new-deal-pablo-iglesias/ THE GREEN NEW DEAL’S FIVE FREEDOMS an outline of the benefits, maybe more social, of an American GND, inspired by FDR's Economic Bill of Rights (that never got fully realised) Interesting things this article mentions are programs that would aid people by guaranteeing rights to food, water and a storm proof shelter as a means of avoiding the (almost inevitable) conflict that Climate Change would bring over such things. The article argues a distinction between work and toil, freedom to work, freedom from toil. Also suggests free public transport as a means of moving away from personal transport and a borderless society to help people deal with the local environmental catastrophes https://jacobinmag.com/2019/02/green-new-deal-four-freedoms-fdr/ A GREEN NEW DEAL FOR THE UK The Labour Party's John McDonnell on how a "Green Industrial Revolution" can advance a radical program against climate change Jeremy quote "Just as the US GI Bill gave education, housing and income support to every unemployed veteran returning from the Second World War, the next Labour Government will guarantee that all energy workers are offered retraining, a new job on equivalent terms and conditions covered by collective agreements, and fully supported in their housing and income needs through transition." John argues that Labour has a focus on guaranteeing a good quality of life for the working class during a Green transition as historically economic transitions have fucked them (mentioning Thatcher's deindustrialisation of the UK). Mentions his thoughts that an invocation of the New Deal will work for Yanks but tying it to the idea of the industrial revolution would work better for Brits. A pamphlet at a Labour Party Confrence (Green Transformation) argued for attempting to reverse the decline of biodiversity (amongst other things) which I don't see brought up enough. Removing British companies from the London stock exchange if they don't meet green criteria is also an interesting idea. https://jacobinmag.com/2019/05/john-mcdonnell-labour-green-industrial-revolution/ A GREEN NEW DEAL FOR EUROPE A Barcelona graduate, policy wonk and activist talk about their plan for the EU wide GND Generating 100 percent of energy from renewables by 2050, improving drinking water infrastructure, guaranteeing a “green” job to every adult. Points out that Podemos' green turn is relatively recent, Más Madrid's public object library plan is cool. Ada Colau of Barcelona has accomplished a lot in Barcelona which colours Spain's more municipalist solutions. "As Jane McAlevey explained in a recent article for Jacobin, the much-needed alliances between trade unions and environmentalists remain rare." pointing to union examples of advocating for expansion of airports etc etc. "Similarly in France, Emmanuel Macron has abandoned his initial “environmentalist” posture — as a petition signed by more than two million people recently reminded him. Indeed, his only green minister, the well-known activist Nicolas Hulot, resigned after noting the president’s indifference towards climate questions." The article points out that the actions of the green parties in France/Germany are insufficiently radical to combat climate change. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/05/europe-ecosocialism-green-new-deal-labour-melenchon-podemos PIE IN THE SKY: workplace temp regulation

Hello! Oh I do like to be beside the seaside, Oh I do....BUT, 11 million people live in coastal communities across the UK but for too long they’ve been getting a bad deal. This week we’re exploring the New Economic Foundation’s plans for a major coastal industrial strategy: the ‘Blue New Deal’. We’re joined by Fernanda Balata from the NEF to explain the proposals. Then Nick Taylor from Scarborough and Sam Scriven from the Jurassic Coast talk about how investing in coastal economies and the natural environment can work in practice.ANDComedian and impressionist Jess Robinson brings us new rules for the Geoffocracy, all difficult topics are now sung, no more automated called, no more dill, no more seeds in raspberries, no more confusion about how many kisses during greetings See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This Tech for Good Live podcast is a three-part series about WorkerTech, made in conjunction with our friends at Bethnal Green Ventures. In this third and final episode we wrestle with the concept of the Gig Economy and talk about precarious workers. Is the Gig Economy inherently bad and exploitative, or does it provide freedom and flexibility? Is it possible for a WorkerTech solution to exist in this space? We sit down and chat with Uber, Zinc, Cabfair and whole host of others as we try to get an answer. Throughout this series we spoke to Dan Tomlinson from the Resolution Trust, Linda Wickstrom from Accenture, Fabian Wallace-Stephens from the Royal Society of Arts, Unman Mohamed from Organise, Guy Levin from Uber, Duncan McCann from the New Economic Foundation, Rachel Carey from Zinc and of course, Jessica Stacey from Bethnal Green Ventures. You can find a full transcript of this episode at https://www.techforgood.live/latest/the-workertech-podcast-episode-3 This podcast has been brought to you in collaboration with Tech for Good Live and Bethnal Green Ventures. Thanks to the contributions from Accenture, Royal Society of Arts, Resolution Trust, Organise New Economic Foundation, Zinc, and Uber. This episode wouldn’t be possible without Podcast.Co providing us with their studio space. This podcast would not have been possible without Paul, Rebecca and Jonny from the Tech for Good Live team, and Jess, Dama and Milly from BGV. To check out more from Bethnal Green Ventures, visit https://bethnalgreenventures.com/ To listen to more podcasts like this, visit techforgood.live or subscribe via iTunes or your favourite podcast provider.

This Tech for Good Live podcast is a three-part series about WorkerTech, made in conjunction with our friends at Bethnal Green Ventures. In this second episode we talk about the importance of workers having a voice. The importance of employees being able to support one another, to organise and take shared action. As union membership declines and tech becomes ever more integral to work and our daily lives, has the ability to come together and to organise faded away? What role is tech playing in this space? We talk about the Google Walkout, hear about a WorkerTech case study to support Amazon employees, and we discuss remote working. Throughout this series we spoke to Dan Tomlinson from the Resolution Trust, Linda Wickstrom from Accenture, Fabian Wallace-Stephens from the Royal Society of Arts, Unman Mohamed from Organise, Guy Levin from Uber, Duncan McCann from the New Economic Foundation, Rachel Carey from Zinc and of course, Jessica Stacey from Bethnal Green Ventures. View a transcript of this podcast on the Tech for Good Live website. This podcast has been brought to you in collaboration with Tech for Good Live and Bethnal Green Ventures. Thanks to the contributions from Accenture, Royal Society of Arts, Resolution Trust, Organise New Economic Foundation, Zinc, and Uber. This episode wouldn’t be possible without Podcast.Co providing us with their studio space.   This podcast would not have been possible without Paul, Rebecca and Jonny from the Tech for Good Live team, and Jess, Dama and Milly from BGV. To check out more from Bethnal Green Ventures, visit https://bethnalgreenventures.com/ To listen to more podcasts like this, visit techforgood.live or subscribe via iTunes or your favourite podcast provider.

This Tech for Good Live podcast is a three-part series about WorkerTech, made in conjunction with our friends at Bethnal Green Ventures. In this first episode we explore what WorkerTech is and why we should care about it. We question whether the very nature of work is changing due to technology, and find out what real-world effect artificial intelligence and automation are having on workers in the UK. Throughout this series we spoke to Dan Tomlinson from the Resolution Trust, Linda Wickstrom from Accenture, Fabian Wallace-Stephens from the Royal Society of Arts, Unman Mohamed from Organise, Guy Levin from Uber, Duncan McCann from the New Economic Foundation, Rachel Carey from Zinc and of course, Jessica Stacey from Bethnal Green Ventures. View the transcript for this episode on the Tech for Good Live website. This podcast has been brought to you in collaboration with Tech for Good Live and Bethnal Green Ventures. Thanks to the contributions from Accenture, Royal Society of Arts, Resolution Trust, Organise New Economic Foundation, Zinc, and Uber. This episode wouldn’t be possible without Podcast.Co providing us with their studio space. This podcast would not have been possible without Paul, Rebecca and Jonny from the Tech for Good Live team, and Jess, Dama and Milly from BGV. To check out more from Bethnal Green Ventures, visit https://bethnalgreenventures.com/ To listen to more podcasts like this, visit techforgood.live or subscribe via iTunes or your favourite podcast provider.

Environment programme lead David Powell discusses a partnership between the New Economic Foundation and the African Centre for a Green Economy looking at the dynamics between economic inequality and sustainability in four case studies from around Kenya.

Dr Hugh Atkinson (Senior Lecturer in Political Science), Clive Menzies (Political economist, editor and communicator at Critical Thinking at the Free University) and Laurie MacFarlane (Economy and Finance team of the New Economic Foundation) discuss what new economics might be and how it differs to the conventional view of economics that has dominated our public life. Organised by GlobalNet21 in partnership with Conway Hall Ethical Society and chaired by Francis Sealey.

Pat is a fellow Californian living in the U.K. He has worked with the New Economic Foundation since 1987 and is also a research associate of Co-operatives UK. Pat's work focuses on reclaiming money, land, and labor. We spoke about various forms of co-operative economic democracy, including community land trusts for housing, social co-operatives for care services, and ecological co-operatives for green energy and local food systems. Pat is a world leader in advocating on behalf of the commons and putting New Economics into practice.  Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Upstream. Thank you!www.upstreampodcast.org/support Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532?mt=2 For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast Twitter: @upstreampodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast

Pat is a fellow Californian living in the U.K. He has worked with the New Economic Foundation since 1987 and is also a research associate of Co-operatives UK. Pat's work focuses on reclaiming money, land, and labor. We spoke about various forms of co-operative economic democracy, including community land trusts for housing, social co-operatives for care services, and ecological co-operatives for green energy and local food systems. Pat is a world leader in advocating on behalf of the commons and putting New Economics into practice.  Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Upstream. Thank you!www.upstreampodcast.org/support Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532?mt=2 For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast Twitter: @upstreampodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast

Pat is a fellow Californian living in the U.K. He has worked with the New Economic Foundation since 1987 and is also a research associate of Co-operatives UK. Pat's work focuses on reclaiming money, land, and labor. We spoke about various forms of co-operative economic democracy, including community land trusts for housing, social co-operatives for care services, and ecological co-operatives for green energy and local food systems. Pat is a world leader in advocating on behalf of the commons and putting New Economics into practice.  Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Upstream. Thank you!www.upstreampodcast.org/support Also, don't forget to subscribe, rate, and review the show on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532?mt=2 For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast Twitter: @upstreampodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast

Aniol Esteban is Head of Environmental Economics at New Economic Foundation. He works on wide range of topics, including fisheries, climate change, energy, ownership of natural resources, ecological limits and the links between the natural environment and well-being. As well as overseeing economics research, Aniol works to advance the goals of his team through policy, education and campaigning work. He is the author of Natural Solutions: Nature’s role in delivering well-being and key policy goals – opportunities for the third sector (http://www.neweconomics.org/publications/entry/natural-solutions)

How does promoting the wellbeing of employees helps increase business profit? In this episode Emily Williams visits the New Economic Foundation to learn how wellbeing can be promoted in the workplace.

Transcript -- Instead of GDP should we start measuring levels of wellbeing using the Happy planet Index.

Instead of GDP should we start measuring levels of wellbeing using the Happy planet Index.

Transcript -- How does promoting the wellbeing of employees helps increase business profit? In this episode Emily Williams visits the New Economic Foundation to learn how wellbeing can be promoted in the workplace.