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: ourEconomyEditors’ highlights 2019The editors of ourEconomy reflect on their favourite articles of the year.
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Published in: ourEconomyPeople powered policy: how Labour's radical agenda was built from the ground upFor decades a closed network of lobbyists and journalists policed what was politically possible. Now a democratic...
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Published in: ourEconomyNow is not the time to defend Britain’s democracy – we need a democratic revolutionThe ancient institutions of the British state are well past their sell-by date. Only a radical shake-up can resolve...
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Published in: ourEconomyNew series: preparing for the next crisisIn 2007 the left was not prepared to respond to the crisis. This time it must be different.
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Published in: ourEconomyDevelopment for the manyA profit-led development model is at the root of Britain's dysfunctional housing market. It’s time for a new...
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Published in: ourEconomyUniversal services more effective than a Universal Basic Income, argues new reportNew research finds that expanding access and broadening provision of Universal Basic Services would be of greatest...