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Nudge theory: the elbow or helping hand?

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 18:10:32 +0000

There is a backlash against Nudge Theory. In the original “nudge manifesto”, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness, Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein promoted the political value of …

Time of your life

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:51:53 +0000

Having free time need not require great wealth – Guy Standing’s The Politics of Time explains why work is overvalued. Review by Alex Kozul-Wright. The Politics of Time is not …

The circular root

Alex Pierre-Fallman — Fri, 22 Dec 2023 17:39:43 +0000

Emma Fromberg experiments with new metaphors to illustrate the changes needed to cultivate a circular economy. It is undeniable that much of the sustainability buzz is generated by businesses putting …

Big guy for the little guy – interview transcript

Henry Leveson-Gower — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:08:17 +0000

US Politics and Anti-Trust The Mint: Good afternoon, Tim. And thank you very much for joining The Mint, to talk about competition, and regulation of competition in the digital sphere. …

The pandemic recovery needs to be measured in well-being—not just GDP

Henry Leveson-Gower — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 05:09:44 +0000

Once a country’s economy reaches a certain level of wealth, gross domestic product—which puts a single dollar value on a country’s total economic output—is no longer a good measure of …

The unhappy face of corruption

Henry Leveson-Gower — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 09:53:48 +0000

Luca Andriani and Gaygysyz Ashyrov explain how life satisfaction is not a gold-plated toilet brush. Laura Kovesi was chief prosecutor of the Romanian Anti-Corruption Directorate between 2006 and 2018. She …

Interview – Labour of Love – transcript

Henry Leveson-Gower — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:22:24 +0000

Labours of Love The Mint: Good afternoon, Madeleine welcome. Thanks very much for giving us some of your time. Madeleine Bunting: Thank you. Great pleasure to be here. The Mint: …

Interview Mwangi wa Githinji – Back to Africa – Transcript

Henry Leveson-Gower — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 08:23:12 +0000

The Mint: Good evening Mwangi, and thank you very much for joining us again, three months later, to look at where things have got to in Africa with the pandemic, …

‘Prioritise this area of human misery’: Calls for private sector housing regulation follow tenant’s landmark victory

Henry Leveson-Gower — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:55:23 +0000

Solicitor Advocate Mike Dailly has said the government should prioritise a stronger regulatory regime to oversee the private rental sector Housing lawyer uses Glasgow Times column to call for tougher …

Governments should put wellbeing of citizens ahead of GDP in budget priorities, Iceland PM urges

Henry Leveson-Gower — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:05:35 +0000

Governments should prioritise environmental and social factors in their budgets instead of GDP, Iceland’s prime minister has urged, in a call for “an alternative future based on wellbeing and inclusive growth”. Katrin Jakobsdottir emphasised …