Rupert's Read

A resume of the talk I gave at the recent Cambridge 'beyond economic growth' Conference:        1970s 'The Limits to Growth' , Club of Rome.   The report was 'discredited' because it predicted that certain resources would run out before they have done.   However, the report's predictions about pollution were in fact too conservative.   Saral Sarkar 'The Crises of Capitalism' 2011 – limits to growth is a causal factor in the financial crisis – the Return on Investment on 'real' products declines as the availability of resources becomes more limited.   This means money has to be made through speculation, debts etc.   http://www.oekosozialismus.net/The+Crises+of+Capitalism.+Saral+Sarkar.+2011.pdf   Hegemony of growthist discourse.   But this conference has over 100 ambassadors who can challenge the presumption in favour of economic growth.   We need to stop the the economy pl...

Guest lecture: A Superjury to Safeguard the Future Against Eco-threats 23rd May 2012 S ynopsis 'Democracy' means 'government by the people'; but who are 'the people'? Society exists over time and decisions taken today can have significant consequences for people yet to be born. In his recent report, Rupert Read argues that the interests of future generations should be formally represented within our existing parliamentary democracy. This will form the main subject of the talk, with time allocated for a debate. The report can be viewed   here .  Speaker Biography   Rupert Read is Reader in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia. Rupert ( www.rupertread.net ) works closely with environmental scientists, in eco-philosophy, at UEA, including on a new multi-disciplinary Masters course. His publications include his popular book, 'Philosophy for Life: applying philosophy in politics and culture'. He was a Norwich Green P...

Glasman is a genius – if you haven’t heard him speak, then you MUST come to this: Lord Maurice Glasman talks about the politics of Blue Labour   On Thursday 17 May, Lord Maurice Glasman will give a lecture entitled Transgressive and Faithful: The Politics of Blue Labour as part of the new PSI/PHI lecture series – Philosopher Kings? How philosophy informs real politics today .   Lord Glasman was appointed a Labour life peer in 2011. He is Director of the Faith and Citizenship Programme at London Metropolitan University.   A response to the talk will be given by UEA’s Professor Alan Finlayson.   The lecture, which is free to attend, will be held in Lecture Theatre 1, UEA at 6.00pm.   www.uea.ac.uk/phi/eventsnews/events/maurice-glasman Glasman is a genius – if you haven’t heard him speak, then you MUST come to this event, in this seies which I co-created…                   ...

Lord Maurice Glasman talks about the politics of Blue Labour.   On Thursday 17 May, Lord Maurice Glasman will give a lecture entitled Transgressive and Faithful: The Politics of Blue Labour   as part of the new PSI/PHI lecture series –   Philosopher Kings? How philosophy informs real politics today .   Lord Glasman was appointed a Labour life peer in 2011. He is Director of the Faith and Citizenship Programme at London Metropolitan University.   A response to the talk will be given by UEA's Professor Alan Finlayson.   The lecture, which is free to attend, will be held in Lecture Theatre 1, UEA at 6.00pm.   ...

I’ll be chairing this; do come!:     Jon Cruddas, MP talks about The Good Society   On Thursday 10 May, Jon Cruddas will give a lecture entitled The Good Society as part of the new PSI/PHI lecture series – Philosopher Kings? How philosophy informs real politics today . Jon Cruddas is a Labour politician, who is MP for Dagenham. A response to the talk will be given by UEA’s Dr Liz McKinnell (PHI).   The lecture, which is free to attend, will be held in Lecture Theatre 1, UEA at 5.15pm.   www.uea.ac.uk/phi/eventsnews/events/jon-cruddas                

Looking forward to revisiting Dacorum Green Party!: 'Public Services Cuts and more...Cuts?' 7.45 pm Friday May 11th Gadebridge Community Centre - Rossgate, HP1 3LF Come along to our local community meeting and find out about alternatives to severe austerity. Join a debate on what we should do to rebuild our society. Can we create a more stable economy that is not driven by greed, speculation and inflated financial values? Speakers :Rupert Read, Co-ordinator of the Green Party in the Eastern Region Maurice Sheehan, UNISON Councillor Maureen Flint (Labour), Gadebridge Ward Chair : Paul Harris, Chair of the Dacorum Green Party   Contact: Paul Harris, 15 Fallowfield, HP1 3N7

Do join us over the next 5 weeks for our series of lectures on how philosophy informs real politics today.  Thursdays at UEA, free entry, all welcome.