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How Electric Vehicles Can Save the UK’s Automotive Sector

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The British Digital Cooperative: A New Model Public Sector Institution

What does a socialist plan for digital media really look like? Building a democratic commonwealth will require nurturing a new digital media

Cornish Lithium: A Public Mineral Development Fund, Supporting Green Industrialisation in the UK

However, developing a sector like lithium, brings risks to local environments and communities.

Digital Public Assets: Rethinking Value, Access and Control of Public Sector Data in the Platform Age

the UK government embarked on a process of neoliberal reform, ushering in the increased involvement of commercial interests in the public sector

Inflation, Profits and Market Power: Towards a New Research and Policy Agenda

Corporate profits in sectors beyond just oil and gas played a role in amplifying and prolonging the recent inflationary episode — squeezing workers

A Lucas Plan for the Twenty First Century: From Asset Manager Arsenal to Green Industrial Strategy

proposals by labour movements — most famously by shop stewards at Lucas Aerospace in the 1970s — to convert military production towards civilian sectors

Welfare to Arms: Shareholder Payouts in the Arms Industry Since 2010

What are the effects of industrial policy that prioritises military production over other sectors even when contracted projects are not delivered

The Privatisation Premium and the Case for Public Provision

A key driver of the cost of living crisis is the sharp rise in consumer prices within essential sectors where the public sector historically

Emergency Landing: How Public Stakes Can Secure a Sustainable Future for Aviation

This briefing note examines the recent corporate behaviour of the aviation sector – and argues that any bailout of the sector must be contingent

May Day: A World of Work to Win

Across the economy, from care sectors to retail and hospitality, the inequalities that the organisation of work generates are clear to see.

Coordinating the Green Prosperity Plan

nor is private investment an unstoppable laser beam to be redirected by the state from fossil fuels to green sectors.

A Strategic Holding | Perspectives

decision-making and the rhythms of market coordination, robust institutions of public coordination and decommodification of critical systems or sectors

Digital Co-Ops and the Democratic Economy

The pandemic has been a time of extraordinary social innovation, solidarity, and experimentation in the digital and platform cooperative sector

Webinar: The Future of UK Green Steel

the right level of investment, and an ambitious industrial strategy — can deliver highly skilled sustainable jobs, green a key industrial sector

Transition in Motion: The Essential Role of Public Coordination in Green Transport

Introduction: How Is the Market-Led Transition Unfolding in the UK Transport Sector?

“Sustainable” ESG Funds Hold Over $1.5 Billion in Coal, Oil and Gas Bonds

New analysis calls into question the credibility of green investment strategies promoted by the financial sector.

The Productive State: On Governing the Supply Side

The Productive State shapes the supply side by redesigning key sectors and structures of the macro economy around our collective goals.

Insuring Against Climate Catastrophe

While pressure on the industry has led to important wins, the insurance sector still has a long way to go.

Private Island

Note: The state can borrow more cheaply than the private sector.

Energy

The energy sector has become a wealth extraction system, transferring billions each year from billpayers to international shareholders.

Employment Rights Bill

However, the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 section 2(8) currently prevents different wage scales based on areas, sectors, or types of job.

The Great Divide: Examining Labour Compensation and Dividend Growth

Labour pay refers to the household sector as a whole, including workers from the public and financial sectors, while the dividend payments in

The Greatest Generation: How Public Power Can Deliver Net Zero Faster, Fairer and Cheaper

This report argues the approach currently shaping this necessary sectoral transformation — market coordination, premised on private investment

Caring for the Earth, Caring for Each Other: An Industrial Strategy for Adult Social Care

The Green New Deal should not be limited to bold industrial strategy for tradable sectors such as manufacturing and technology; a strategy for