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Reflections and insights on the biggest economic and political stories.
UK
Energy
16.05.2025
Private Power, Public Crisis
On Britain’s energy contradictions.
Gareth Fearn
UK
Housing & Land
04.04.2025
Take Back Rent Controls
Why rent controls are the policy Starmer needs.
Sacha Hilhorst
US
Trade & Geopolitics
06.03.2025
Balancing Act
On Trump's tariffs, distribution, and American dominance.
Melanie Brusseler
Khem Rogaly
UK
Fossil Fuels
16.01.2025
Planet vs Property
On dismantling fossil capital.
Mathew Lawrence
UK
Macroeconomics
01.11.2024
The Chancellor's New Handcuffs?
On public investment as portfolio management.
Adam Khan
Chris Hayes
US
Macroeconomics
02.11.2024
Full Kalecki?
On Bidenomics.
Melanie Brusseler
UK
Politics
25.09.2024
A Fine Balance
On Labour’s fiscal and accounting rules.
Adam Khan
Chris Hayes
UK
Finance & Pensions
12.09.2024
It’s Getting Old
On the Winter Fuel Payment and gender pension disparities.
Jennifer Churchill
Bruno Bonizzi
UK
Energy
23.08.2024
Ofgem and Britain's Broken Social Metabolism
On rising bills and Britain's energy emergency.
Mathew Lawrence
UK
Energy
21.08.2024
Public Ownership, Public Control
On Great British Energy and the electricity market reform debate.
Adam Khan
UK
Energy
18.07.2024
A Strategic Holding
On the National Wealth Fund and the need for public coordination.
Melanie Brusseler
US
Energy
05.02.2024
Twinned Transition
On the green mixed economy.
Melanie Brusseler
Mathew Lawrence
UK
Energy
08.09.2023
Green Capital Strike!
On the failed CfD auction and the case for public power.
Melanie Brusseler
Chris Hayes
US
Energy
18.05.2023
Transitioning Systems?
On coordinating the green transition.
Melanie Brusseler
UK
Finance & Pensions
15.05.2023
Will Pensioners Suffer If We Restrain Corporate Excess?
On our pensions and their entanglement with shareholder payouts.
Adrienne Buller
Chris Hayes
UK
Finance & Pensions
21.04.2023
The Asset Manager Society
On who owns our fundamental infrastructure.
Mathew Lawrence
UK
Work
06.01.2023
Why Did We Return to Work?
On the future of work.
Mathew Lawrence
UK
Fossil Fuels
02.02.2023
Who Controls the Surplus?
On Big Oil's record profits.
Mathew Lawrence
UK
Macroeconomics
Politics
Energy
17.02.2023
Launch Essay: Common Wealth Perspectives
Introducing Common Wealth's new blog.
Adrienne Buller
Mathew Lawrence
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