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: 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...
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Published in: ourEconomy: InvestigationExclusive: Countries to face a ‘wave’ of corporate lawsuits challenging emergency COVID-19 measuresTop law firms are preparing to ‘cash in’ on the pandemic by helping corporations sue states for measures that have...
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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.