Anthony PainterA line in the sandFar right driven and inspired riots over the past week are the UK's equivalent of January 6th 2001 when the Capitol was stormed by mobs as…Aug 7Aug 7
Anthony PainterA disappointing Basic Income outcome Over the past few years the debate over Basic Income has followed a set pattern. Opponents make claims that it will destroy work. The…Jul 22Jul 22
Anthony PainterDemocracy - learning on the jobA year of messy democracy, community resistance and powerDec 22, 20231Dec 22, 20231
Anthony PainterWhy the Cambridge, Oxford and London sustainable travel battles matterThe future of local health and well-being depends on how we collectively allocate time, space and air. Up until now, that allocation had…Mar 14, 2023Mar 14, 2023
Anthony PainterGrowth and democratic muddle - ducking the tough stuffWhat does it take to cultivate an economy that serves human health and quality of all life? Surely this is the question to which we should…Dec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022
Anthony PainterA budget that could have endowed future generationsIt is good that the Chancellor is optimistic. Optimism is absolutely necessary if we are to transition to a regenerative future where we…Oct 27, 2021Oct 27, 2021
Anthony PainterShould we give people cash to aid recovery?This blog has now been moved to The RSA blogs:Jul 5, 2020Jul 5, 2020
Anthony PainterThe systems that make and break usWhat do the big systems of power, money, technology, ecology mean for our ‘lifeworlds’? How do we protect ourselves; how can we thrive?Mar 13, 2020Mar 13, 2020
Anthony PainterLabour is only asking itself the questions it is willing to answerSince the election, Labour has mainly spent its time boxing itself in by failing to face up to the fundamental nature of its defeat…Jan 17, 2020Jan 17, 2020
Anthony PainterWhy remain in the EU?One of the features of the entire debate about the UK’s membership of the EU prior, during and since the referendum has been the absence of…Aug 8, 2019Aug 8, 2019
