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As political leaders gather for a second conference at the European Parliament on how to move “beyond growth”, we, the undersigned academics and civil society organisations, see the geopolitical crisis as an opportunity to disengage from the socially and ecologically harmful growth competition and instead embrace a wellbeing cooperation.

We, the undersigned academics and civil society organisations, see the geopolitical crisis as an opportunity to disengage from the socially and ecologically harmful growth competition and instead embrace a wellbeing cooperation.

"Net Zero" targets need more than renewable energy, says Aussie research-

<p>Professor Mark Diesendorf said that eventually all countries would need to reduce their energy use, beginning with high-income countries.</p>

The Scottish Socialist Party is standing candidates in the 2022 Scottish local elections. Vote Scottish Socialist Party #1 on Thursday 5 May.

The Scottish Socialist Party campaigns for a socialist transformation of Scotland: a Socialist Green New Deal in an independent, socialist Scotland.

1 May 2021 It is a tradition that goes beyond borders that on this day, May Day, International Workers’ Day, celebrated by workers, their families and all those around the world who struggle for rights, that we be invited to reflect on what solidarity calls on us to do as we face the challenges that remain in securing and promoting workers’ rights, at home and abroad; all this as part of our commitment to the deepening and sustenance of democracy in all aspects of lives, everywhere. May Da...

UCL study calls for ‘21st century approach to prosperity’ A new study has criticised the Government’s top down levelling-up agenda and calls for what it calls a ‘21st century approach to prosperity’. The UCL Institute for Global Prosperity (IGP) is calling on the Government to adopt a ‘brave and bold’ approach to shared prosperity by placing livelihood security and people-led policymaking at the heart of COVID-19 recovery planning and the levelling-up agenda. In a new report, ‘...

Can the Free Market Solve the Climate Emergency? Electric vehicle producers sure want you to think so. In the past year, unprecedented wildfires on the West Coast gave California a seemingly perpetual sepia makeover; the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic quickly outpaced the National Hurricane Center’s ability to name them; and Texas’s entire power grid went down during an extreme winter storm, killing dozens, if not more. All of these events are linked to climate change.  The p...

Research Fellow Research by the IDS Digital and Technology cluster is shining a spotlight on the impact of persistent digital inequalities in the US and UK. Shifting services online threatens to exclude the most marginalised. As communities across the UK go into stricter lockdowns, digital connectivity is going to be essential for people who this year might be celebrating Christmas or Hanukkah alone, away from friends and family.  This comes at the end of a year which has provided a snapshot o...