New Economics

 

Does making poverty history require making wealth history too?

 
 

/ New Economics, Positive Perspective

04 Jan 2012

 

We need to redefine wealth if we are to find a sustainable path to global prosperity, says Jeremy Williams

 

Time for Plan B say economists

 
 

/ New Economics

04 Jan 2012

 

A ‘Plan B’ to rival the government’s ‘Plan A’ for the economy has been published by left-of-centre pressure group Compass

 

UK ethical investment hits record £11.3bn high

 
 

/ New Economics

04 Jan 2012

 

Research group releases new figures

 
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/ New Economics, Transition News

20 Dec 2011

 

Brixton residents can now use electronic Brixton pounds to pay for goods from participating businesses in the local area

 
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/ New Economics

19 Dec 2011

 

Schumacher College is taking a unique approach to educating the leaders of a prosperous future

 
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/ New Economics

12 Dec 2011

 

Speakers at Bristol conference see window of opportunity for a more holistic economic system

 
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/ New Economics

09 Dec 2011

 

Peter Blom, CEO and chairman of Triodos Bank, says that banks need to have real values and by mimicking natural systems they can operate more effectively

 

Where does money come from?

 
 

/ New Economics

06 Dec 2011

 

New book offers clear understanding of core economic issue

 
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/ New Economics, Positive Money

02 Dec 2011

 

A simple reform to the way money is created would end the debt crisis, reduce poverty and reinvigorate the economy, say campaigners

 

Support the new economy, says investment company

 
 

/ New Economics

03 Oct 2011

 

A leading ethical investment company is urging its clients to support companies that are creating sustainability and efficiency in their industries.

 
EF Schumacher
 

/ New Economics

30 Sep 2011

 

Christie Toal finds a message that is more relevant than ever in the work of pioneering economist EF Schumacher, as a conference in Bristol celebrates the 100th anniversary of his birth

 
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/ New Economics

11 Sep 2011

 

A broad range of businesses, charities and civil society groups have joined forces to address core issues behind the financial crisis

 
Rethinking finance
 

/ Education, New Economics

11 Sep 2011

 

John Theaker visits Schumacher College, where leading economic thinkers are proposing an alternative to the current financial system

 

Vast support for grassroots economics group

 
 

/ New Economics

10 Sep 2011

 

A professional association for economists working outside mainstream economic thought attracted more than 3,500 members within a week of being launched.

 
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/ New Economics, Politics, Sustainable Development

12 Jun 2011

 

New targets see Britain take the lead on climate change

 
Real wealth is in natural world, study finds
 

/ Environment, New Economics

11 Jun 2011

 

The hidden economic value of the UK’s natural environment has been highlighted and quantified in a ‘groundbreaking’ new report

 
UK’s first community-owned solar power station gets green light
 

/ New Economics, Renewable Energy, Transition News

10 Jun 2011

 

£300,000 raised by community group to put PV solar panels on brewery in Lewes

 
Banking on change
 

/ New Economics, Positive Money

19 May 2011

 

Positive Money is a campaign and research organisation calling for monetary reform. We’re seeking answers to two very important questions, who creates money, and how is it created?

 
Banking on change
 

/ New Economics, Positive Money

06 May 2011

 

At Positive Money we are making good progress campaigning for a better banking system

 
The economics of happiness
 

/ New Economics, Wellbeing

15 Mar 2011

 

A new documentary film is proposing that localised economies can heal the Earth and restore our wellbeing