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Concerned about growth? Then what about the companies which produce it?

So Elon Musk, after falling out with President Trump wants to start a new political party. How far should leaders of business be involved in influencing government?  Does a healthy democracy need  a strong business voice? Or is this undue interference by the powerful?   … Continue readingConcerned about growth? Then what about the companies which produce it?

Prime Minister: your health strategy must first be embedded in all your other missions and ultimately be local to its fingertips

Last week, in a speech entitled ‘The fundamental reform of the British state’ the Prime Minister announced the abolition of NHS England. It was generally welcomed. Yes, people said,  it will be disruptive in the short term but the previous arrangement was disruptive in the … Continue readingPrime Minister: your health strategy must first be embedded in all your other missions and ultimately be local to its fingertips

What’s your idea for transforming our system of wealth creation?

Telegraph poles. You see them sometimes by the side of the road. They carry – or carried –  telephone signals, and electricity. In our part of Suffolk they are currently being replaced. There is, I learn, a modest market for second hand poles. Yet buyer … Continue readingWhat’s your idea for transforming our system of wealth creation?

The only growth we want is the growth that enhances our wellbeing

What Ed must say to Rachel There is tension between Energy Minister Ed Miliband and Chancellor of The Exchequer Rachel Reeves. An inevitable tension in the conflict between a commitment to faster economic growth and a commitment to Net Zero? The month of  January 2025 … Continue readingThe only growth we want is the growth that enhances our wellbeing

What the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer might have said… and should say next year

Introduction: In November 2022 I heard Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor, speak at the Anthropy Conference. Her speech – and the discussion at that conference – stimulated me to suggest a new kind of Autumn Statement. It was published under the title ‘What if the Chancellor … Continue readingWhat the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer might have said… and should say next year