The future of work, finance and the economy
A curated collection of open access works explores urgent global challenges, from climate grief and AI ethics to inequality, migration, and political representation,offering critical insights for study and teaching.…Read more
David Bailey and Masoumeh Iran Mansouri argue that while AI’s rapid rise offers immense promise, its grave risks may outpace weak safeguards like the EU’s AI Act unless met with far stronger resistance.…Read more
Kate Hamblin, Grace Whitfield, and James Wright explore how, despite growing enthusiasm for AI in UK social care, its use raises pressing ethical, equity, and ecological concerns that undermine claims of efficiency and effectiveness. Ask ChatGPT …Read more
Ryan Davey, author of 'The Personal Life of Debt', discusses a Channel 4 documentary where Michael Sheen spent £100,000 to cancel £1 million of debt, exposing exploitative debt-buying practices.…Read more
Jason Pandya-Wood, author of 'The Kindness Fix', explores how the UK’s welfare system remains entrenched in punitive, outdated policies that perpetuate poverty and stigma, demanding a radical rethink rooted in dignity and compassion.…Read more
Stewart Lansley, author of 'The Richer, The Poorer', argues that Labour has abandoned its core mission, taking minimal action on poverty while upholding a system that deepens inequality.…Read more
Giles Merritt, author of Timebomb, warns that Europe’s ageing population and falling birthrates threaten economic stability and burden younger generations without urgent reform.…Read more
Maddy Janssens and Chris Steyaert, authors of 'On Practicing Diversity', show how queer theory challenges us to move beyond box-ticking inclusion and instead reimagine workplaces as spaces of complexity, emotional truth, and collective worldmaking.…Read more
In this episode, Richard Kemp talks with Howard Reed and Elliott Johnson about the reality of basic income.…Read more
Timothy Kuhn, author of 'What Do Corporations Want?', argues that to truly understand corporations, we must see their purpose as multiple and evolving—shaped by everyday practices and shared authority, not just profit.…Read more