Laurie Macfarlane is economics editor at openDemocracy, and a research associate at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. He is the co-author of the critically acclaimed book 'Rethinking the Economics of Land and Housing'.
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Published in: ourEconomy: InvestigationExclusive: Countries to face a ‘wave’ of corporate lawsuits challenging emergency COVID-19 measuresResearch claims top law firms are preparing to ‘cash in’ on the pandemic by helping corporations sue states for...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionBy protecting rentier interests, we are making the most vulnerable pay for the crisisCOVID-19 has sharpened the divide between landlords and tenants, and debtors and creditors. We all must ask: whose...
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Published in: ourEconomyA spectre is haunting the West – the spectre of authoritarian capitalismFrom coronavirus to climate change, China is surging ahead of the US and its allies. Are we witnessing the slow...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionOur economic system is on life support. But who are we really saving?Pumping new money into the economy without altering power relations will only exacerbate existing inequalities.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionGovernments must act to stop the coronavirus – but we can't return to business as usualIf our aim is to protect human and environmental health, restoring the status quo is not good enough. Thankfully,...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionTo tackle inequality, we need to start talking about where wealth comes fromIt's hardly surprising people think Britain is a meritocracy: the Thatcherite narrative on wealth creation has gone...