One of Britain's most distinguished political theorists on republicanism, freedom, Machiavelli, Hobbes, the Reformation, Shakespeare, Milton and much more. Has modern society lost touch with Roman conceptions of freedom, and at what cost?
Is there a radical politics of virtue? One that can say anything useful to our own society? Yes, and it comes from an unexpected source.
We live in societies with economies nested within them, nested in turn in the non-human world. A green republican conception of political economy recognises this reality, and challenges the priority given to growth.
Taxing wealth is an underexplored option in the UK, given the scale of wealth inequality. A new project confronts this head on, with proposals for radical reform.
What kind of economy is consistent with living inside a living being? This question is being answered in experiments across the globe, from community forests in Mexico to "industrial symbiosis" in Denmark.
Republicanism offers a persuasive guide to the political shaping of markets. A basic income could be the foundation of a democratic republican economy that frees all citizens from the commodification of labour.
A republican economy should aim at maximising the genuine independence of economic actors. Only then can corruption be tackled at the root.
The Starbucks and Googles of this world will always find tax loopholes. We need to link taxation once again to civic virtue and demonstratable social impact. We'll get them on the spirit of the law, not the letter.
Republicans can offer the principles needed to work towards a tax system built for the global common good.
The TUC’s new General Secretary seems to represent real change in the 'pale, male, stale' world of British unions. But can she shake them up in policy terms, and draw in the energy of a disparate anti-austerity movement?
A Labour MP sets out why his party's plan to establish a network of regional banks is a step towards a fundamental reshaping of the UK economy.
The idea of a basic income for all citizens is often seen as a utopian dream. But 'the Alaska Dividend' has existed for more than thirty years, and is immensely popular to this day.
