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: ourEconomySix charts that reveal America’s deep dividesThe US election is the most divisive in decades. But the fractures running through US society long predate COVID-19.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe SNP must rethink its economic model for an independent ScotlandThe blueprint commissioned by Nicola Sturgeon offers a future of less sovereignty – not more. It’s time to think again.
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Published in: ourEconomyExclusive: Leading economists call for 'short but deep circuit-breaker lockdowns'The UK government’s approach to suppressing COVID-19 risks becoming "the worst of all possible worlds".
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionBritish students have learned a crucial lesson: landlords always come firstLandlords hoover up wealth in the good times but expect to be sheltered during the bad. It’s time for a reset.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionScotland must use its devolved powers to turbocharge a green recoveryInstead of squabbling over irrelevant statistics, the Scottish Parliament should unite behind a bold programme of...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionBoris Johnson's plan to 'build back better' is an attack on democracyThe prime minister wants to dismantle England’s planning system and hand over more power to private developers. He...