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: ourEconomyWe already live in a planned economy – we just need to take the steering wheelMarket arrangements always favour certain outcomes over others, and ensure that social arrangements stay within set parameters.
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Published in: ourEconomyIntroducing our new section: ourEconomyA new section of openDemocracy that puts people, planet and power at the centre of the debate about our economic future.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhy the left must unite against BrexitThe debate about Lexit is now irrelevant. The only form of Brexit that is possible is one that will entrench the status quo or produce something far worse. The left must unite against it.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Labour's Brexit trilemma: in search of the least bad outcomeThe great irony of Brexit is that most outcomes will lead to a loss of sovereignty and democracy. But there is a route forward.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFree eBook: New Thinking for the British EconomyopenDemocracy publishes a new eBook outlining a new vision for Britain's economy.
