On 16 May 2018, the Progressive Economy Forum launched in Parliament with speeches from Patrick Allen, Ha-Joon Chang, Anneliese Dodds MP, Caroline Lucas MP and Johnna Montgomerie. You can read a transcript of Patrick Allen’s speech at the launch here.
Ha-Joon Chang: PEF Council Member; Reader in the Political Economy of Development, University of Cambridge
'Economics is a political argument not a science' – economist Ha-Joon Chang at last nights' #PEFlaunch of the Progressive Economy Forum @PEF_online https://t.co/BaKew95tj2 pic.twitter.com/shu0CE1DBD
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Current eonomic system is 'socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor' – Ha-Joon Chang at last night's #PEFlaunch of the Progressive Economy Forum @PEF_online pic.twitter.com/6v7IRGJ6LK
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Anneliese Dodds MP: Shadow Minister for the Treasury
'Labour want a radical rethink of macroeconomic policy, longterm fiscal policy, reviewing Bank of England mandate, creating regional development banks' –@AnnelieseDodds of @UKLabour at Progressive Economy Forum #PEFlaunch https://t.co/BaKew95tj2 pic.twitter.com/ezcD8XWFJp
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Caroline Lucas MP: then Co-Leader of the Green Party, Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavillion
'Economic growth fast becoming uneconomic; social & environmental costs outweighing the value of the growth' – @CarolineLucas co-leader of @TheGreenParty speaking at Progressive Economy Forum #PEFlaunch yesterday @PEF_online https://t.co/BaKew95tj2 pic.twitter.com/8mqZNMeinf
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'Instead of restricting growth to level planet can sustain, govts indulge in fantasy of technological fixes' – @CarolineLucas coleader of @TheGreenParty at Progressive Economy Forum #PEFlaunch @PEF_online https://t.co/BaKew95tj2 pic.twitter.com/UAd2M9vVEn
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Johnna Montgomerie: PEF Council Member; Senior Lecturer in Economics at Goldsmiths, University of London
.@j_montgomerie: When you’re suffering its easy to absorb slogans like taking back control; people want to believe renewal is around the corner, we must offer that vision. #PEFlaunch pic.twitter.com/iuHk6OhV6L
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Read a transcript of Johnna Montgomerie’s speech here.
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