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"Shouldn’t there be some return to from the creation of ? Given that a lot of the wealth is actually built on public money?"—@ProfTimJackson on BBC World Service Weekend last Sunday with Paul Henley, Lijia Zhang, and Phil White. ⁠

Listen to the programme via → ▶️ bbc.co.uk/programmes/w172ykwvl

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Politicians’ growth fetish is the problem—and Sunak is headed for the same budget trap as Truss | New @TheGuardian Op-ed by @ProfTimJacksontheguardian.com/commentisfree/

"To all intents and purposes, we’re already living in a post-growth world. And it’s time to take that challenge seriously."

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Mainstream has long proved resistant to the arguments of those who question the pursuit of unending . How do you break through this powerful denialism? Here are some reflections on the potential of as a framing that can be (and has been) used to drive political interest in and ideas by connecting them to immediate political priorities. → cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/blog-rd
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The challenge is here to stay. "Our attempts to prop up an ailing have increased , hindered and undermined stability".—@ProfTimJackson.
It's high-time to tackle the . → cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/briefin

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Embracing the Unthinkable—In 2018, the UK's Ministry of Defence commissioned work on for the Strategic Trends review. Here's a blog by Alan Simpson—recovering politician by his own account—sharing some reflections about the research, and subsequent briefing paper for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on . → cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/blog_as @ProfTimJackson
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@oldreadingroom So reassuring to hear that! Some of our researchers have just recently looked into the of the sector (eg cusp.ac.uk/themes/aetw/wp35/), giving quite a bleak outlook in this regard. System change is so desperately needed!

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