Feb
14
Today sees the release of a discussion paper that outlines the ingredients needed to grow a fairer, greener and truly thriving economy For over 60 years we have been fed an economic diet narrowly focussed on GDP growth. This has produced unimaginable wealth for the few, but the majority are...
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Jan
11
How can ordinary citizens shift the economy? Could Wellbeing Economics help reverse Climate Change? Liz Zeidler answers these and other great questions in the Climate Curious podcast staged by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst of TEDx London. Well worth a listen! #ClimateCuriousPod #Catchup #Economics #Wellbeing #WEALL
Dec
15
As we head towards the end of another spectacularly difficult year, should we, in supposedly British fashion, Keep Calm and Carry On? Or is there a better way? A friend recently told me her young daughter is so worried about the state of the world that she feels she can...
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Nov
22
How to act locally to reduce climate change AND poverty This month many of the most powerful people on the planet gathered in Egypt to discuss the (lack of) progress towards reducing man-made climate change and the role of global inequalities in creating and averting the crisis. But what can...
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Nov
11
Insights on the natural environment, sustainability, and place-based wellbeing inequalities from the Thriving Places Index 2022 With the world’s leaders having gathered for another global summit on Climate Change (COP27), do you have to be a climate campaigner to care about the outcomes? For the many who are dealing with...
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Oct
04
Certain aspects of social capital have protected local communities against COVID-19 in England and Wales. Those are the main findings of a working paper we have just published on our website, written by our very own Saamah Abdallah and Mel Cairns working in collaboration with Thanasis Ziogas and Luise Koeppen, doctoral...
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Sep
28
So the cards are on the table. The vision for our country’s economy has been laid out. We now have national policies designed to make the rich a LOT richer, and ‘growth’ a LOT less sustainable. All in the name of ‘boosting’ the economy to give us a future of...
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Sep
28
Making a meaningful difference through transformative change As we have outlined in this short report for Centre for Thriving Places, the UK’s regional economic divisions are both persistent and legendary. “The UK is one of the most regionally imbalanced economies in the industrialised world,” according to Lord Kerslake of the...
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Sep
14
Rachel Laurence shares her hopes for the future as she joins CTP as Deputy Chief Executive What does the economy mean to us? For most of us, it’s about how well our place functions – what it’s like to live there, how easily we can reach places we like spending...
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Aug
18
Huge swathes of the planet are experiencing severe droughts. As we view shocking images of the great rivers of the world literally drying up, it is increasingly clear that this is not going to be a one off. Extreme weather, from heatwaves to droughts to flooding, are going to be...
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