What about the idea of a shorter working week? Even from a conventional viewpoint, there might be something in the ‘less is more’ idea. Have a look at the article recommending a shorter week and see what you think. It puts forward its idea as a way of addressing inequality, and recognising the value of non-market domestic work.
IF ED MILIBAND has anything to do with it, living standards will be the theme of the 2015 general election. The leader of the Labour Party made the boldest promise of this year’s party conference season, pledging to freeze energy bills temporarily if he is elected. Voters are hungry for relief. Inflation has been above the Bank of England’s 2% target for 45 consecutive months, and will probably still be there when new figures are released on October 15th. Prices have also risen more quickly than wages. But inflation is far more of a problem for some groups than others, leading them to hear politicians’ words differently. Read More
Time to stop this pretence – economics is not science. The Nobel prize for economics remains separate from the main prizes, and so it should, as the namesake was a scientist and economics is categorically not!
The Nobel prize in economics isn’t really a Nobel prize. There are five of those – in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. These “true Nobels” have been awarded since 1895, the year before the death of Alfred Nobel – the Swedish industrialist who made his fortune, famously, by inventing and selling dynamite. Read More |
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