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Tag Archives: Manchester
More “Development” in Manchester: Hough End Fields
During the pandemic lock-down one of the places we rediscovered for local walks is the large area of Hough End Fields. Curiously, this was the site of Manchester’s first airport. It is a wide open space with playing fields for … Continue reading
After peak capitalism: the livelihood challenge – revised version
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
Posted in climate change, ecology, economics, policy
Tagged 21st Century malaise, Bolton, climate change, degrowth, ecology, economy, imperialism, limits to growth, Manchester, Marxism, peak capitalism, permaculture, the mess we're in
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After peak capitalism: the livelihood challenge.
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
The General Election in Greater Manchester: what do the results mean?
What happened in Greater Manchester on June 8th? Here is a map showing the swings in Greater Manchester’s parliamentary seats. Red figures indicate a Labour victory while Blue figures indicate a Conservative was elected. Positive figures mean a swing from … Continue reading
Posted in Manchester, politics
Tagged GE2017, Labour Party, Manchester, politics, UK General Election
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Platitudes, positions, policies and principles.
Platitudes, positions, policies and principles: what can we learn from Gorton’s selection meeting? I attended the selection meeting for the Labour Party’s Gorton by-election last week. There were five candidates, a short-list selected by a 5-person national Labour party panel. … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged climate change, economy, Labour Party, Manchester, NHS, politics, social policy, socialism
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Policy as contestation
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
Posted in Manchester, policy, politics
Tagged contestation, Manchester, policy, Policy Week, politics, social movements, social policy
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Malmö: re-imagining the city
Our cities have grown up as the result of a number of factors. Manchester, with its origins in the Roman period, was a relatively small centre until particular geographical, historical, social and economic factors coincided to make it the world’s … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, economics, travel
Tagged cities, ecology, economy, Malmö, Manchester, Sweden
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Economics is for Everyone: Paul Mason – a quick reaction – Post-Crash Economics Society
Economics is for Everyone: Paul Mason – a quick reaction – Post-Crash Economics Society. I wrote this reaction to Paul Mason’s talk in Manchester on request from the Post-Crash people following some comments I made on the talk via twitter. … Continue reading
Posted in economics, politics
Tagged climate change, economy, energy, Manchester, neoliberalism, Paul Mason, post-crash economics society
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A new approach for our cities?
Originally posted on Steady State Manchester:
I attended a two hour seminar on Future Climate organised by the North West Climate Change Partnership It was a rather depressing affair since it seems quite clear that we are rushing headlong towards…
Posted in ecology, economics
Tagged cities, climate change, degrowth, Manchester, Steady State Manchester
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What do we already know about Integrating Health and Social Care?
The Socialist Health Association has just published this piece on their blog. It is a response to recent discussions on the integration of health and social care based on my long term experience of developing and managing such integration. Read … Continue reading
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