December 21st 2009
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I decided that I wanted to write about more than just 'dealing with the global crisis' so I've started more actively blogging at http://jamieandrews.name/blog. Lots of the issues I'll be tackling overlap with the stuff I was writing about here, and you can browse all the old posts there as ...
There's an interesting set of ideas emerging in response to the economic crisis and the inadequate response that we're seeing to it. The only coherent and easily-referencable nascent 'movement' that I've been able to identify from amongst the numerous voices clamouring for attention, is called 'Collapsonomics'.
The idea is defined as ...
Soon I'm going to write something about what the G20 have come up with, but in the meantime, I wanted to share this video:
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
It's pretty similar in terms of clarifying the situation as the presentation I linked to in my first ...
When I started this blog back in September, I wanted to promote the idea of embarking on a 'green new deal' to deal with the economic situation that has continued to unfold since then. Tomorrow the G20 meet to discuss things (as they should), but with no imagination whatsoever having ...
I've been running around very busily recently with lots of other things, and so have unfortunately neglected to post here for some time. I have had some ideas about where the kinds of things I've been discussing here may go next though, and more about that soon.
In the meantime, I ...
February 5th 2009
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Amidst all the coverage of the financial crisis, in which very surreal statistics about the technicalities of what a recession is and when we're in it dominate the headlines, there is one decision that will have a significant effect on the future direction of our economic system.
So far all of ...
January 28th 2009
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I thought I'd write a quick post, mainly just to keep the site fresh because of my lack of time to post recently. Also, if I'm honest, I've had a bit of a lapse in terms of my ability to keep up with events. This is due in large part ...
January 9th 2009
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I've been thinking about the name I've given to this blog, and whether or not it's a good one.
One of my recent posts received a comment from someone who writes another blog called 'Surviving the global crisis', and I'm not sure whether I support phrasing the issues in those terms. ...
December 24th 2008
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I recorded this video after reading this Financial Times article and this Guardian comment.
Should we build more coal power stations? from Jamie Andrews on Vimeo.
December 7th 2008
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Climate change legislation can be an effective driver for economic rehabilitation and job creation. By making bold emissions reductions at home, large numbers of practical jobs can be created at a time when unemployment is rising, and relying on the service industry to invigorate the market looks increasingly shaky. At ...
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