The future of work, finance and the economy
Maria Gallo, author of 'The Alumni Way', offers strategies to final-year university students on preparing for life after graduation. …Read more
Henry Tam calls for a top-priority programme to reform our broken democratic infrastructure so that it can support sustained cooperative interactions. …Read more
Stewart Lansley, author of ‘The Richer, The Poorer’, discusses wealth inequality in Britain ahead of a free webinar on 13 September.…Read more
Louise Ashley, author of 'Highly Discrimination', explains why changing the City’s misogynistic culture is particularly challenging.…Read more
Sunit Bagree explains how inclusive urbanisation is all very well, but only if accessibility is affordable for the urban poor, and their human rights are considered. …Read more
Dan McQuillan, author of 'Resisting AI' looks at how the publication of his book has helped move the AI discussion away from ‘is it good or bad?’ to the more radical and worrying aspects of the technology as it is being implemented, in terms of augmenting society’s existing disparities.…Read more
In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks to people from both sides of the Universal Basic Income (UBI) debate. They explore the different UBI schemes that have been tested, discuss what an alternative, reformed welfare system may look like, and outline the changes they all agree are needed to improve the lives of people both below, and above, the minimum income standard.…Read more
Donna Baines, author of an article in Work in the Global Economy, looks at the victories won by the Hospital Employees’ Union in Canada for its members during the COVID-19 pandemic. …Read more
In this policy briefing, Marcos González Hernando and Gerry Mitchell, authors of 'Uncomfortably Off', explain why it is in the top 10% of earners' best interest to pay attention to inequality.…Read more
The authors of '50 Dark Destinations' discuss OceanGate's attempted trip to the wreckage of the Titanic and draw attention to both the dangers of luxury tourism and its ethical implications.…Read more