Awakening to a new economics
Catherine Masterman celebrates the rhythms of the calendar and the opportunity to bring people together. There is something wonderful about the fact that the easing of lockdown restrictions coincides with … Continue reading The richness of the rhythms
Today, April 1st, activists are taking part in ‘The Money Rebellion‘, a day of action against the banking industry for its role in climate change. Some will be carrying out … Continue reading The connection between money and the climate crisis
One of the big obstacles to a sustainable future is the culture of disposability. For citizens of consumer societies, it is perfectly normal to ‘consume’ things. We use them, and … Continue reading How France is nurturing a repair culture
When the country went into lockdown last year and the schools closed, I made a parenting decision. I overturned my previous objections and ordered the kids a trampoline. It has … Continue reading Every child on their own trampoline
John D Anderson reflects on how transport choices can build or erode community. The government has brought forward to 2030 the date after which diesel and petrol-powered cars may not … Continue reading Transport of delight
In the Gospels, we find Jesus using repair as a teaching illustration. If you’re patching your clothes, he says, do you use un-shrunk cloth? Of course not, laughs his audience. … Continue reading Thankfulness and the value of things
Catherine Masterman offers a poem for Fairtrade Fortnight, broadening our horizons to consider the wider supply chain behind our purchases. As a child I thought shops made the things they … Continue reading “I saw a bargain today”
The Jevons Paradox is a phenomenon spotted by the economist Williams Stanley Jevons. Studying coal production in the 1860s, he noticed that more efficient technologies made people use more coal, … Continue reading Support a four day week
Joy in Enough 