by Andrew Simms | Jun 23, 2016 | Blog, Europe in 250 words
The picture in the window of this small, independent shop keeps the referendum message simple. We may each have different reasons for voting to remain in the EU, and that itself is the point. From the perspective of the New Weather Institute, whether you care about...
by Andrew Simms | Jun 21, 2016 | Blog, Europe in 250 words
On the subject of immigration Brexit is like an advertising campaign to promote the national equivalent of body dysmorphia (anxiety related to a distorted view of the self). When it comes to handling influxes of people, much poorer countries like Ethiopia, the Lebanon...
by Andrew Simms | Jun 19, 2016 | Blog, Europe in 250 words
From returning finance to useful economic and social purpose, to tackling climate change and reversing inequality, European-wide coordination is vital. The New Weather Institute argues the case here on the future of Europe on the BBC’s World Business Report. The...
by Andrew Simms | Jun 5, 2016 | Blog, Europe in 250 words
The New Weather Institute works with the network, Economists for Rational Economic Policies (EREP), which explores the progressive case for the UK remaining in the European Union in its new publication, “Remain for Change: Building European solidarity for a democratic...
by Andrew Simms | Jun 3, 2016 | Blog
Prof Richard Murphy of City University thinks out loud about the prospect of a rapid transition in economic thinking and practise, in conversation with New Weather Institute’s Andrew Simms at the Hay Festival By Richard Murphy Andrew Simms and I had a lot of...