{"id":29286,"date":"2021-12-13T08:13:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T08:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themint.kinsta.cloud\/?page_id=29286"},"modified":"2021-12-17T11:25:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T11:25:27","slug":"issue-20-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/issues\/issue-20-december-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue 20 &#8211; December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"29286\" class=\"elementor elementor-29286\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eca053a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eca053a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64744a0d\" data-id=\"64744a0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168347f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"168347f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mintMag_211210_v1.1_725x1026_full-724x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29345\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mintMag_211210_v1.1_725x1026_full-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mintMag_211210_v1.1_725x1026_full-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mintMag_211210_v1.1_725x1026_full.png 725w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a26d352 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a26d352\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a9f60f\" data-id=\"0a9f60f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5ca46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a5ca46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Articles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-230ebe4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230ebe4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4877f39\" data-id=\"4877f39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e9e7c elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"65e9e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29365 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2337 category-articles category-finance-sector category-food-farming category-health-sector category-here-now category-top-10 category-uk-ireland tag-2022-top-10 tag-dec-2021 tag-food-poverty tag-henry-leveson-gower tag-local-currency tag-local-food-systems\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/cash-crops\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-lukas-952482-300x199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-29366\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-lukas-952482-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-lukas-952482-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-lukas-952482-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-lukas-952482.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/cash-crops\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCash crops\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t15\/12\/2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Henry Leveson-Gower looks at how local food currencies might bear fruit. Our food system is deeply dysfunctional.\u00a0 Economic forces drive it to deliver unhealthy food, while trashing the environment so<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/cash-crops\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Cash crops\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29362 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2337 category-articles category-finance-sector category-here-now category-top-10 tag-2022-top-10 tag-dec-2021 tag-investment-management tag-market-failure tag-pensions tag-portfolio-management tag-raj-thamotheram tag-systemic-risks\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/who-will-save-the-world\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386157-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-29364\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386157-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386157-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386157-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386157.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/who-will-save-the-world\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWho will save the world?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t15\/12\/2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Raj Thamotheram is, in theory, betting on pension funds. Covid has transformed global politics and the Omicron variant has caused markets to tumble. Meanwhile COP26 failed to address, adequately, the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/who-will-save-the-world\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Who will save the world?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-669db2ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"669db2ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5356c5b0\" data-id=\"5356c5b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29a585f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29a585f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interviews<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6130e214 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6130e214\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60d25b6d\" data-id=\"60d25b6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72759da0 elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"72759da0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29372 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-government category-health-sector category-interviews category-uk-ireland tag-care-services tag-cost-control tag-dec-2021 tag-failure-demand tag-john-seddon tag-meeting-needs tag-modern-management-theory tag-outsourcing tag-welfare-state-design post_format-post-format-video\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/handle-with-care\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/John-Seddon-300x225.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-29373\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/John-Seddon-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/John-Seddon-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/John-Seddon-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/John-Seddon.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/handle-with-care\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHandle with care\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t15\/12\/2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>John Seddon believes in the importance of good services to the public, particularly in providing care. He has been working with organisations in many sectors to help their leaders understand<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/handle-with-care\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Handle with care\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29369 post type-post status-publish format-video has-post-thumbnail hentry category-civil-society category-interviews tag-dec-2021 tag-deglobalisation tag-globalisation tag-helena-norberg-hodge tag-local-economic-systems tag-local-food post_format-post-format-video\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-view-from-the-top\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Helena-N-H-middle-length-e1639592087603-300x231.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-29370\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Helena-N-H-middle-length-e1639592087603-300x231.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Helena-N-H-middle-length-e1639592087603-768x592.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Helena-N-H-middle-length-e1639592087603.jpeg 798w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-view-from-the-top\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tA view from the top\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\t15\/12\/2021\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Helena Norberg-Hodge has campaigned for decades to challenge the forces of globalisation and develop local economies with ecological diversity and caring relationships. A life\u2019s work was formed out of a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/a-view-from-the-top\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about A view from the top\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22043d91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22043d91\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35b95938\" data-id=\"35b95938\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d593980 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d593980\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Columns<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ce9dee4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ce9dee4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-29411 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-columns tag-care-economy tag-climate-crisis tag-covid-19-recovery tag-dec-2021 tag-first-word tag-henry-leveson-gower tag-international-cooperation tag-omicron tag-pandemic tag-vaccine-equality\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/enlightenment-goes-viral\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themintmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/mintMag_211210_v1.1_landscape-e1639739078116-300x145.png\" 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