Ann Pettifor
@annpettifor
Published January, 2026: The Global Casino: How Wall St Gambles with People and Planet. Check out my newsletter: System Change,
2/2 also Richard Davenport-Hines on Keynes's impact on Britain's cultural life - in particular on the establishment of the Arts Council and the Royal Ballet.
On the hottest day of London's 'heat dome' and in the middle of 'Climate Week' I gave this presentation to the Land and Climate group. landclimate.org/are-financia...
Mark Rylance (the actor) expressed pity for those who spent their time reading economics.,. and did not read Shakespeare. Provoked - I started reading the sonnets with Don Paterson's superb commentary. I'm on the 84th of 154...followed up by Ahamed's terrific history of the 1873 GFC.
Lapavitsas, Elliot and Nicholls have published a blueprint for the incoming Burnham administration. I highly recommend it...
A wonderful London Symphony Orchestra performance tonight of Elgar's Enigma Variations - conducted by the outstanding Antonio Pappano at the Barbican. #halfsixfix.
Richard Bernstein in the @FT; "When investors can’t tell the difference between financial markets and prediction markets, it’s clear that speculation is flourishing. Investors should consider what might curtail the current casino atmosphere."
The 'adults in the room' (sic) are seriously rattled,.. This is the fight we are in. We cannot, just cannot, give up the fight.
The 'adults in the room' (sic) are seriously rattled,.. This is the fight we are in. We cannot, just cannot, give up the fight.
It is good to see Schumpeter taken down, systematically... substack.com/home/post/p-...
This superb and timely report is strong, long and comprehensive..A must-read by anyone serious about overhauling the broken financial system www.triodos.co.uk/press-releas...
Really proud of the way the New Economics Foundation - my old 'alma mater' of 25 years ago - has integrated Finance, Economics and the Ecosystem in its work. No wonder it is now the most relevant think tank of the day... neweconomics.org
Last night I had the privilege of speaking at the New Economics Foundation's packed launch of a superb report : "A system that serves: rebuilding finance for the future." It was published by Triodos Bank and written by Hans Stegeman and his team. www.triodos.co.uk/press-releas...
Empire Suicide Watch on the revamped Phenomenal World... phenomenalworld.org/interviews/e...
My new book is selling well. The publisher calls it "a hit".... www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
I joined the University of Vienna’s podcast and discussed 1930s parallels with the insightful Prof Bruno De Conti of Brazil..
1/2 Summer has arrived and Queen Mary's Rose Garden in London's Regent's Park is ablaze with colour...
1/2 Good to see the dovish approach of a candidate for Bank of England governor - Sarah Breeden. And @FT reinforces my latest Substack post: "Far from a source of stability, however, the BoE ft.com/content/95a51a35…
Chuffed to be gifted this important book by the author Ulises A. Mejias....
At the World Decolonilzatin Forum in Istanbul - I am listening to the daughter of Franz Fanon.. Mirreille Fanon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mireill...
Some stunning numbers in this 'Climate Graphic Explained' newsletter from the @FT.