Category Archives: policy

Mismanagement or corruption? (Not the ) NHS Test and Trace

Posted on 9 June, 2021 by Mark Burton

The UK government has spent £37,000,000,000, that’s 37 Billion Pounds, on what they call NHS Test and Trace. This is not provided by the National Health Service but by private companies under contract. It only covers England. Until April this … Continue reading →

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After peak capitalism: the livelihood challenge – revised version

Posted on 3 November, 2017 by eljubilado

Here is the revised version of my working paper, “After peak capitalism: the livelihood challenge“.  I’m grateful to those who have offered encouragement and constructively critical comments.  This new version, Has numerous improvements to the text and further references to … Continue reading →

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After peak capitalism: the livelihood challenge.

Posted on 1 August, 2017 by eljubilado

Note: there is now a revised version.  See this later post. This is my new working paper. It attempts to deal with the question of peak capitalism and ecological crisis on two levels – the post-industrial wastelands of the core … Continue reading →

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Policy as contestation

Posted on 7 November, 2015 by eljubilado

Every year the University of Manchester puts on a week of lectures, symposia and other events concerned with the relationship between research and policy: “Policy Week”. Generally there is plenty to interest. I was lucky enough to be asked to … Continue reading →

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