The Autonomy Institute
@autonomy-institute
Independent research institute rethinking economies in an age of crisis. Consultancy: helping firms run and evaluate shorter working week trials.
1 in 20 people in the London Borough of Newham are living in temporary accommodation. Bekah Hesse from London Renters Union on how the housing crisis is affecting their local area. Watch the full panel on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/Uh1_AUP_dx0?...
The only historic sustained improvement in housing affordability came at the start of the C20th with rent controls – @bethstratford.bsky.social Catch up with the full Forum 2029 event: youtu.be/Uh1_AUP_dx0?...
NEW: It's time to break the link between big money and British politics Our new briefing backed by dozens of MPs, sets out a three-step plan to clean up our politics: a donations cap, ban on second jobs & ending 'givers and takers' Exclusive in the @mirror.co.uk 👇 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Right, only two days until we're back with our final Forum 2029 of this series! Don't miss out Weds 8th July, 18:30 'Tackling the private rental sector' w/ @bethstratford.bsky.social | Rosie Worsdale (@jrf-uk.bsky.social) | Beka Hesse (LRU) Sign-up: actionnetwork.org/events/forum...
On Wednesday it's our next Forum 2029 event, where we'll be looking at policies to tackle the private rental sector 🏠 Speakers: @bethstratford.bsky.social | Rosie Worsdale (@jrf-uk.bsky.social) | Bekah Hesse Sign-up 👇 buff.ly/OwQIpeF
Find out more about our Risks to British Business Tracker 👇 www.riskstobritishbusiness.today
autonomy.work/portfolio/ex... It's time for max temperature legislation.
With a red weather warning for extreme heat tomorrow, UK workers still lack the legal protection of a statutory maximum temperature 🌡️ We need to adapt our systems to the new normal of climate crisis and introduce new rights to protect vulnerable workers autonomy.work/portfolio/ex...
Charisma isn't a trait but a relationship – how can progressive best develop this? Prof. Alan Finlayson at our latest #forum2029 panel on the insurgent UK new right.
The smiley bucket hat to new right pipeline? Prof. Alan Finlayson at our recent #forum2029 panel on the rise of the far right
We need new infrastructures to help mobilise progressive majorities Prof. Alan Finlayson at our latest #forum2029 panel 👇
"The Left needs to understand itself as much as it needs to understand the right" @liandersson.bsky.social MEP at our recent #forum2029 live event 👇
Today, Green Party co-leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social cited our figures in a major speech to the @bfawu.bsky.social Our new analysis shows that UK fruit and vegetable prices could rise by 170% by 2050 👇
MPs from different parties joined us on Tuesday as part of our drop-in session for the amendment to the 'Representation of the People Bill' proposed by @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social around 'breaking the link' between donors and contractors. Party donors should not receive government contracts.
Kicking off our latest Forum 2029 event with a packed crowd: making sense of the new right. Privileged to have @liandersson.bsky.social joining us 👌
Forum 2029 returns next week with our attention on the UK's insurgent new right 🔎 We'll be joined by Alan Finlayson, @liandersson.bsky.social and Anki Deo 📢 Weds 3rd June, 18:30 Oxford House, Bethnal Green Sign-up 👇 buff.ly/jwYHJUU
We've been in Brazil with @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social, linking up with organisations taking on the radical right worldwide 🌏 Interlink – our new intelligence and convening project – will assist all those looking to understand and counter insurgent reactionary forces 👇 interlink.zone
We need a new progressive policy agenda to deal with growing extreme temperatures in the UK 🌡️ Making the case for a maximum working temperature, additional worker protections and more 👇 autonomy.work/portfolio/ex...
Once we operationalise the public investment function in a radical way, who knows where we could go? @abenanav.bsky.social's proposal unlocks the possibility of abundance and democracy. Read it in full on the Autonomy site: autonomy.work/portfolio/be...
The current market setup holds us back. Our economies could be so much more. In this new essay, @abenanav.bsky.social proposes a transition plan out of our current conjuncture. A new intervention on what kind of post-capitalist economy is possible: autonomy.work/portfolio/be...
Do we need new conceptions of economies after capitalism? Read @abenanav.bsky.social's new essay for the @autonomy-institute.bsky.social 👇 buff.ly/VvkC73J
To accompany the essay, there's also a 20 minute video essay from Aaron on our YouTube channel, covering many of the piece's key themes You can watch the full video here: youtu.be/wZFfVmoVTJw?...
🚨 Big news! @autonomy-institute.bsky.social is a part of Four4All — a major new #HorizonEurope project into the impact of shorter working weeks across Europe 🇪🇺 Combining data from 390 SMEs and 12,000 workers, this will be the largest cross-national study of working time reduction yet 👀
Who won the 20th century? – @jemgilbert.bsky.social
Forum 2029 continues in just over 2 weeks – we'll be taking a deep dive into the UK's new right wing forces 🔎 📆 Weds 3rd June, 18:30 📍Oxford House, Bethnal Green 📣 @liandersson.bsky.social / Alan Finlayson / Anki Deo (@hopenothate.org.uk) Sign-up: actionnetwork.org/events/forum...
This has started! Full house. Apologies for anyone trying to tune in to the livestream, there's been a technical issue. The session will be recorded, so you'll be able to find it on YouTube very soon.
📊 Introducing a NEW project from us at Autonomy. Interlink is a new intelligence and convening project, hosted by the Autonomy Institute, dedicated to understanding and countering the new radical right – in all its formations. interlink.zone If you are fighting the radical right get in touch.
On Wednesday we're recording a live episode of the Culture, Power, Politics podcast to make sense of last week's historic election results! 🎙️ 📍 Oxford House, London E2 🗓️ Wed 13 May, 6:30pm w/ Alan Finlayson & @jemgilbert.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/events/forum...
Our own Bhargav Srinivasa-Desikan last night speaking at the Ibraaz 'Technology and Power' event.