{"id":2885,"date":"2018-09-19T16:46:52","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T16:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/?post_type=event&p=2885"},"modified":"2020-03-10T15:58:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T15:58:44","slug":"keynes-for-today-lessons-for-the-left","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/progressiveeconomyforum.com\/development\/events\/keynes-for-today-lessons-for-the-left\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynes for Today: Lessons for the Left"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were delighted to launch our public lecture series with an illuminating address from our Council member, political economist and world expert on Keynes Robert Skidelsky<\/a>, titled \u201cKeynes for Today: Lessons for the Left\u201d. The event marked the launch of Lord Skidelsky\u2019s most recent work \u2013 Money and Government: A Challenge to Mainstream Economics<\/em><\/a> \u2013 and PEF\u2019s first publication, 10 Years Since The Crash: Causes, Consequences and the Way Forward<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

Lord Skidelsky\u2019s lecture covered a host of topics including: why the Left is always held to a higher standard on the economy than the Right; the dismantling of intellectual and institutional structures the Left relied on to achieve its goals under Thatcher; Labour\u2019s macroeconomic framework in the run-up to the financial crisis; the utter failures of austerity; the conception of inequality as a macroeconomic issue; and the outline of a new political economy. The lecture was reprinted in full by the New Statesman on 10 October and can be found on their website<\/a>. Alternatively, a transcript is available on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

The post-lecture discussion was kicked off by a comment from Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, who outlined the challenges facing the Left as it tries to bring about a new political economy, and praised PEF for its work in this area thus far. Ann Pettifor<\/a> then built on the themes in Lord Skidelsky\u2019s lecture, arguing for a root-and-branch reform of the global financial architecture. Fellow PEF Council member John Weeks<\/a> summed up the timely nature of these discussions: \u201cFor the first time I can remember, for the first time in many of your lives, the vision of a social democratic society is in reach. We need to keep our eyes on that goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was followed by a lively Q&A session, chaired by Johnna Montgomerie<\/a>, with insightful commentary from economists, politicians, public sector workers, journalists, students, activists and other members of the public alike \u2013 we would like to thank everyone in attendance for such a stimulating and varied discussion. Finally, the evening closed with a drinks reception and book signing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All photos of the event can be found on our\u00a0<\/em>Flickr page<\/em><\/a>. Banner photo credit: Robert Skidelsky<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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