Author of THE ASSET CLASS, April 2026 Weidenfeld & Nicolson (UK) and June 2026 Grand Central (US) | Writer and editor at the Guardian | she/her
Hettie O’Brien
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Today in London! Looking forward to the conversation eith @hettieobrien.bsky.social and @mathewlawrence.bsky.social
Tomorrow I'll be in conversation with @katharinapistor.bsky.social and @mathewlawrence.bsky.social at October Gallery in London. So excited for this - there are a couple of tickets left if you haven't got one luma.com/cqhnrkr2
A vital piece from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social. Private equity has been quietly cashing in on children in care for some time - and the results, in many cases, have been catastrophic. Thanks for the shoutout to THE ASSET CLASS www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I went on Radio 4 to talk about wealth, the superrich, and what’s changed since Adam Smith wrote The Wealth of Nations (TLDR; the wretched spirit of monopoly is back, baby) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
ICYMI I went on @podsavetheuk.crooked.com to talk about who really owns Britain with the great Nish Kumar and Coco Khan - you can listen to the full episode here open.spotify.com/episode/2Xws...
By relying on private equity to deliver public services, the UK is designing in unaffordability. Loved discussing THE ASSET CLASS with @vickyspratt.bsky.social earlier this week - full Q&A is now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAJK...
Now also featuring the great @hettieobrien.bsky.social !
A blistering and vital conversation between journalists @hettieobrien.bsky.social and Vicky Spratt on the impact of private equity on our economy. I suspect Hettie’s new book The Asset Class will be just as illuminating at @doctorow.pluralistic.net’s Enshittification in explaining the world today.
Loyal as I am, this season of BBCFreeThinking hasn’t seemed quite as sparkling as others. Then along comes this—1 of the best. Anne McElvoy argues with @vicky-pryce.bsky.social @maharafiatal.bsky.social Dafydd Daniel, Allister Heath, @hettieobrien.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Unelected financiers quietly buy up public assets, from hospitals to housing, and turn them into wealth-generating capital. They get away with this because of…
Tomorrow I'll be in conversation with @katharinapistor.bsky.social and @mathewlawrence.bsky.social at October Gallery in London. So excited for this - there are a couple of tickets left if you haven't got one luma.com/cqhnrkr2
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Prof Bob Davis
Can the accumulation of wealth be ethical and what can we learn from Adam Smith's enquiry?
Unelected financiers quietly buy up public assets, from hospitals to housing, and turn them into wealth-generating capital. They get away with this because of…
I'll be speaking to Kate Bayliss tomorrow @housmansbookshop.bsky.social about her new book!
If you're in London, come by 🌳
housmans.com/event/book-l...
Adrienne Buller
Kate Bayliss in conversation with Adrienne Buller PRIVATISING HUMANITY is a powerful exposé of how finance turns our basic human needs into assets. We have entered a new era of turbo-charged financ…
