Stephen Johnston's blog
Have opinions on the Future of Capitalism? Join me on Monday Aug 23rd (Oz) and share your perspectives. We all know that capitalism is broken. What this book – The Future of Capitalism by Oxford professor Paul Collier – tells us is why, and how to fix it. It doesn’t just skewer the easy target […]
The first of my two Brexit questions was “How do we want to run our society?”, and I suggested the choice between a corporate- and a more locally-minded, civic-run capitalism. My second question is ‘Who will win in tomorrow’s world?’. One answer for free – it’s not the UK, standing alone (with the support of […]
Brexit is not a choice about staying or leaving Europe, it’s a choice about who the UK wants to be. The world has changed since the days of a glorious British Empire, beloved of Leavers, but it’s also changed since the 2012 Olympics, beloved of Remainers. The West needs to navigate new questions that were […]
How can we create a good life for all without destroying our planet in the process? The answer, according to Oxford professor and former McKinsey partner Eric Beinhocker, involves changing our economic system from a focus on growth to a focus on problem solving. Success therefore is measured in the progress we make in solving […]