I've written a short piece for @renewaljournal.bsky.social with Matthew Brown, Leader of Preston City Council & main architect of the 'Preston Model' of @communitywealth.bsky.social, on what Andy Burnham needs to do if he's serious about changing the British economy. renewal.org.uk/blog/if-burn...

If Andy Burnham is serious about changing the British economy, Community Wealth Building is the way to do it

This week, Renewal are publishing a series of reflections on the direction that Andy Burnham's new government could or should take. In this piece, Preston City Council Leader Matthew Brown and politic...

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Fascinating essay by Callum MacRae @czmacrae.bsky.social on the APA Blog, on economic democracy & the development of Community Wealth Building @communitywealth.bsky.social @democracycollab.bsky.social, looking in detail at the exciting new push on CWB in Poland. blog.apaonline.org/2026/02/11/d...

A hard copy of the Polish edition of The Case for Community Wealth Building, spotted in the wild! Dobrobyt Społeczności by @joecguinan.bsky.social and @martinoneill.bsky.social @communitywealth.bsky.social

And here's a link to the underlying article to which this short essay connects: Jan Kandiyali and Martin O'Neill, "We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism," Political Philosophy, 2 (1), 204-37 [3/3] politicalphilosophyjournal.org/article/id/1...

We Cease to be Mere Fragments: Justice, Alienation, Liberalism and Socialism

What is the relationship between liberalism and socialism? Partisans of each political tradition often focus on the shortcomings of the other, with socialists charging liberals with defending merely f...

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Here @jkandiyali.bsky.social and I start with the election of Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of New York City, and from there talk about justice, alienation, Rawls, Marx, and why we only *partially* agree with Joe Heath ... [2/3] blog.apaonline.org/2025/12/02/l...

Liberalism and Socialism: Allies or Opponents? | Blog of the APA

The victory of Zohran Mamdani in the 2025 New York City Mayoral election has propelled discussion of socialism to the front of the political agenda. Mamdani identifies his political outlook as a form ...

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The American Philosophical Association @apaphilosophy.bsky.social blog asked Jan Kandiyali @jkandiyali.bsky.social & me to write a short piece that connects with our recent article on the relationship between liberalism & socialism. [1/3] Here's that short essay: blog.apaonline.org/2025/12/02/l...

Liberalism and Socialism: Allies or Opponents? | Blog of the APA

The victory of Zohran Mamdani in the 2025 New York City Mayoral election has propelled discussion of socialism to the front of the political agenda. Mamdani identifies his political outlook as a form ...

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And here's a link to our report, which was published by the Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social: Martin O'Neill & Howard Reed, "Win-Win-Win: Taxing Wealth for Fairness, Revenue and Growth" 2/2 fairnessfoundation.com/win-win-win

Win-Win-Win

Taxing wealth for fairness, revenue and growth

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Ahead of the Budget, good to see this briefing from @acadsocsciences.bsky.social & @fairness.bsky.social, looking at how high levels of inequality hold back the UK economy. The briefing draws on the report on wealth taxes that Howard Reed and I published last month. 1/2👇 acss.org.uk/publications...

This is just a Michael D. Higgins appreciation post. A truly wonderful President of Ireland, and a man with great taste in books. Wishing him all health and happiness (and time to read) in his retirement! @communitywealth.bsky.social

I've decided to leave the Labour Party, after over 31 years of membership. This wasn't an easy decision, but it certainly feels like the right thing for me to do. I've written down a few thoughts on why I've come to this conclusion, which may be of interest to others who are in a similar position.

Why I'm (Finally) Leaving the Labour Party

I've been a Labour member for 31 years, but now it's time to go.

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Nice to have this endorsement (on the other place) from Katrina vanden Heuvel, publisher of the Nation @thenation.com 👇

Community Wealth Building transforms local economies based on communities having direct ownership and control of their assets. It challenges failing economic development approaches, addressing inequality at its core. Check out our U.S. Action Guide: www.democracycollaborative.org/community-we...

That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists — and that they both individually wield such massive power — is an indictment of our political system and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our democracy.