Tag Archives: Keynes

Outgrow the System

Posted on April 6, 2024 by Stephen Shellard

A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT TRANSITIONING TO A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC SYSTEM With thanks to Reel to Real Cinema, the Stove Network and the Climate Kitchen Dumfries for providing the opportunity to view and discuss this film.  There is no argument with the … Continue reading →

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People Fixing the World … with a doughnut?

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Stephen Shellard

I have recently started to include in my regular podcast diet, a programme with the optimistic title, People Fixing the World. Recent episodes have included: Riding the solar railway, on how to make train journeys greener using the power of … Continue reading →

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Studying Keynes is more important than ever…

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Stephen Shellard

Studying Keynes is more important than ever This podcast, an interview with Zachary Carter, author of The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes, focuses on the theme of my previous post on Boris Johnson’s … Continue reading →

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Can Boris Embrace his Keynesian Destiny?

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Stephen Shellard

Boris Johnson has, in an interview given to Times Radio on its first day of broadcasting, made a commitment to a Rooseveltian approach to the UK. This is a striking endorsement of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s  New Deal, which was to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Liberal Democrats and the Art of the Impossible

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Stephen Shellard

“I think I am quite different to the other leaders.”  So said Jo Swinson at the launch of the Liberal Democrat manifesto. [20N0v2019] “They’ve all got an outlook which is very much harking back to the past, whether that’s the … Continue reading →

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