A great op-ed by @alemanno.bsky.social @theguardian.com on the parable of plastic bottle cap: an inspiring example effective regulations protecting nature and curbing irresponsible corporate behaviour www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Good to hear that these awards are back. As someone said in an essay last week, we need a debate about policies not people so may the best ideas win! #VoteNEF
Great to see @libdems.org.uk promising an Essential Energy Guarantee. As my colleagues have argued, this is exactly the sort of policy we need to address cost of living, energy security and green transition all at once. Well done @libdemdaisy.bsky.social
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Fascinating to hear a Chief Economist of a commercial bank (Triodos) talk about how fundamentally flawed the financial system is. And inspiring to hear his ideas for how we change the rules so that finance works for people and planet, not the other way around
How Much Is Too Rich? We asked
@adambrichto.bsky.social to take to the streets and see what the British public thinks.
Extreme wealth has spiralled so far out of control that it's almost impossible to put into perspective. We're playing with poker chips to see what it really looks like.
Was fun to chat with @zackpolanski.bsky.social about how we revitalise our democracies and democratise our economies on @boldpolitics.bsky.social Felt like we got through loads, from an Extreme Wealth Line to credit unions, from OBR reform to the importance of civic life.
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The government must take a three-pronged approach to avoid a triple crisis of soaring inflation, reduced demand and possible recession.
Supporters of deregulation want Europe to be more like the US. But that would serve only American interests, says Alberto Alemanno, a professor of EU law
Following the huge success of last year's inaugural awards the Smart Thinking Think Tank Awards are BACK for 2026 and officially open for applications!
Key info:
✅Free to apply
✅Open to all UK-based think tanks
✅11 categories up for grabs
All information can be found here: bit.ly/4al6UK5
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Smart Thinking
Flip the wealth Bonanza
And make this the
“Century of the Citizen”
My new favourite episode of Bold Politics with Danny Sriskandarajah.
Thank you for the sanity check!
@dhnnjyn.bsky.social
This weeks @_BoldPolitics has some ideas that would have made this Kings Speech a whole lot better to end Rip Off Britain!
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So worrying to hear about ebola outbreak in DRC. My takeaway when I saw the response in 2019 was that this sort of crisis could be prevented with relatively small amounts of effective aid. My heart goes out to those in the affected regions and the brave health workers responding to this outbreak
