Laurie Laybourn-Langton
A Green New Deal could signal a fundamental shift away from neoliberalism
22 March 2019 It's not just a policy programme, it could be an overall shift in the political and economic ideas that dominate society. By Laurie Laybourn-Langton
Today we’ve consumed more resources than the planet can renew in a year
1 August 2018 Our economies are operating a giant planetary Ponzi scheme: borrowing far more from the Earth’s ecosystems than they can sustain. By Mathew Lawrence and Laurie Laybourn-Langton
Fining Facebook isn’t enough – we need total media reform
12 July 2018 We can either realise a world where technology serves the many, or settle for one in which data oligarchs rule unchecked. By Mathew Lawrence and Laurie Laybourn-Langton
Time for politicians to get real about the anthropocene
2 July 2018 Mathew Lawrence and Laurie Laybourn-Langton argue that we can’t afford to keep investing in a high-carbon economy when the world is on the brink of disaster
Lies, damn lies, and GDP
20 February 2018 Laurie Laybourn-Langton writes that measuring the economy is political - and economic measurement dominates politics.
