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The Green New Deal is a plan to vastly transform our society. Through bold economic and social change it's a plan to save the Earth from the destructive forces of capitalism. that is going to cost a lot of money to do, and as the age old attack on the Left goes "how are you gonna pay for it?". 7.8 Trillion Dollars is estimated to be in tax havens and offshore accounts worldwide. Sounds like a good start to me. Joining us this week is journalist and author Oliver Bullough (@OliverBullough) to discuss his most recent book “ Moneyland: the inside story of the Crooks and kleptocrats who rule the world and how to take it back


**Shout outs**
Catherine Belton Author of Putin's People @CatherineBelton

Kevin Anderson Professor of Energy and Climate Change for his work at the Tyndell Center advising Manchester council
@KevinClimate

Mentioned Links
South Dakotas Tax Haven
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/14/the-great-american-tax-haven-why-the-super-rich-love-south-dakota-trust-laws

Treasure Islands by Nicholas Shaxson
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/108/1085201/treasure-islands/9780099541721.html

Dark Money by Jane Mayer
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/215462/dark-money-by-jane-mayer/

Democracy in Chains by Nancy Maclean
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/533763/democracy-in-chains-by-nancy-maclean/

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It's time for a moment of respite. With the planet in turmoil we must take a moment to envisage how it could be better. To have the imagination to design a more equitable world. How can we resolve the conflict between ourselves and the planet.

This week we are joined by Will Stronge the director of Autonomy, a progressive think thank researching how we can change the world of work. We take on two big ideas that can reshape the world ; Universal Basic Income and Universal Basic Services.

https://autonomy.work/

Mentioned links
Watch the documentary about the Mincome Trail
https://www.bigexperience.org/film

UCL Report on UBS
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/igp/sites/bartlett/files/universal_basic_services_-_the_institute_for_global_prosperity_.pdf

campaign for public ownership
https://weownit.org.uk/

shout outs
Rob Palmer at Tax Justice UK
https://www.taxjustice.uk/
@robertnpalmer

everyone involved in pushing back on the GM councils planning committee suspension
Andrea Sandor
@wordstoseeby

Greater Manchester housing action
@gmhousingaction

Manchester Bee sanctuary with Highfiel Country Mark
https://twitter.com/HighfieldCP_Lev

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Even with a pandemic, the climate crisis rages on. In a time when it feels like so much is out of our control what can we do to fight against the ticking down of the U.K's Carbon Budget?

This week we talk to Charlie baker the founder of Red Co-op. A organisation putting the agency back into peoples hands in the fight against climate change. We discover the immense potential of retrofitting the 25 million homes in the UK in tackling climate breakdown and what are the challenges with doing so.

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If you wanna get in touch with Charlie to learn more on retrofitting contact him at [email protected]

discussed links
2050 Carbon pathway calculator
https://bit.ly/2W3farb

Homes as energy systems
https://retrofitworks.co.uk/haes/
https://bit.ly/3aDUsn7

Retrofitworks
https://retrofitworks.co.uk/

**Shout outs**
Tyndall center for Climate Change
https://tyndall.ac.uk/

B4box contractors
https://b4box.co.uk/

Manchester friends of the earth
https://www.manchesterfoe.org.uk/
Annette wright Labour Hulme councilor
@AnnetteWright

Jon Burke Labour Hackney councilor
@jonburkeUK

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Education, Education, Education! It's as true now as it was then the only way to take on the biggest challenges in the world is through empowering our future generations to tackle the problems ahead of us. This week we are joined by Lydia Meryll from Manchester Environmental Education Network (MEEN) and Fi a primary school teacher from South Manchester to discuss how schools are coping with COVID-19, How the children are educated on climate change and we speculate at what Rebecca long Bailey will now do in her shadow education role.

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https://www.meen.org.uk/

**Shout out Links**

my mini maths
https://myminimaths.co.uk/

The Writing Squad
http://www.writingsquad.com/

Greater Manchester Community Renewables
https://www.gmcr.org.uk/

The Kindling Trust
https://kindling.org.uk/

Pesticide Action Network UK
https://www.pan-uk.org/

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The pandemic gripping the world has put Capitalism back into one of it's classic cardiac arrests. With economies slowing to a sclerotic trundle across the globe and great recessions on the horizon is there a better way to organize ourselves? We are joined by Mark Burton from Steady State Manchester to discuss the limits of Growth, how Climate Breakdown and Growth interlock and how Degrowth can save us from disaster capitalism.


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**Links**
Degrowth UK
https://degrowthuk.org/

Steady State Manchester
https://steadystatemanchester.net/

Degrowth VS the Green New Deal
https://steadystatemanchester.net/2019/09/12/six-problems-for-green-deals/

Degrowth Conference 2020
http://www.confercare.manchester.ac.uk/events/degrowth2020/


*Extra reading**
Viable economy
https://steadystatemanchester.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/the-viable-economy-revision-for-2nd-edn-v2.4-final.pdf
Labour and Degrowth
http://renewal.org.uk/articles/degrowth-the-realistic-alternative-for-labour

Steady State Critique of The Greater Manchester Spatial Framework
https://steadystatemanchester.net/2020/03/12/imagining-an-alternative-future-for-greater-manchester/

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We are once more asking for your.... well nothing. Our brother from another continent Bernie Sanders has suspended his presidential campaign. We decided to feel the Bern one last time.

You can watch Bernie's speech here:
https://youtu.be/TnRivUNrobA?t=1332

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We are all still in lock-down but the pod goes on! The results of the Labour leadership election are in, how will this affect the the Green New Deal? We are also joined by Dr Lucy Burke to discuss how critical care in the UK has been impacted by Covid-19, how people with disabilities have been affected by this crisis and the subsequent Government response.

We also discuss the short comings of the environmental movement and how it can be more inclusive of the disabled.

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***LINKS***
Guidance from NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)

Critical care in Adults
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng159

Managing symptoms (Including at the end of life) in the community https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng163/chapter/1-Communicating-with-patients-and-minimising-risk

Corona Virus Act legislation
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/7/contents/enacted/data.htm

*Shout Outs*
Preswitch Village Green Co-op
https://www.village-greens-coop.co.uk/

Trees Not Cars
https://www.treesnotcars.com/

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Covid-19 has taken the world by storm, with 20,000 deaths worldwide due to the virus. We sat down (at least 2 meters apart) to talk through this crisis. Discussing the governments response, the citizens response and how this is all going to play out down the line.

The UK is a wash with amazing acts of solidarity in this incredibly stressful time, here are some links for how you can help out others during the pandemic.

Acorn tenants Union- defending renters
https://acorntheunion.org.uk/corona/

Community support around Rochdale, Oldham and Tamside
https://www.actiontogether.org.uk/mutual-aid

Find some local help with this national table of volunteer groups
https://bit.ly/39lynJr

Here's how you can volunteer for the NHS
https://www.goodsamapp.org/

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Our inaugural episode!

The dust has settled after the 2019 General Election and we face five more years of a climate denialist Conservative government. Yet, while locked out of power nationally, there are ways to take direction action locally and regionally to prevent climate catastrophe. But first, where did this all start?

 We sat down with Angie Brown to discuss how the Green New Deal made it through Labour Party conference.

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