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The Three Economies

Our lives are surrounded by three economies: frontier, everyday and care. What does this mean for people, place and policy? Anthony Painter explores here.

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  1. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    In search of British hope (opens the original)

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    Rule, Britannia! contains two core ideas that effectively span national politics. There is “rule the waves”, which became “rules the waves” as the British Establishment grew more triumphalist in the Victorian era. This idea is confident, outward-looking and globally oriented. Then there is “never shall be slaves”, which is the opposite: defensive, fearful, an island pulling away.Over the last two decades we have moved from an optimistic politics of “rule the waves” to one of “never shall be slav

  2. Issue · Sep 18, 2026

    Wrong left turn (opens the original)

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    Moments of crisis open the gates to radical change. The UK could well be heading towards a moment of economic reckoning. National debt is at or around 100 percent of GDP, just as globally there are significant upward pressures on interest rates and therefore household and commercial costs and fiscal pinch-points. Growth, whilst returning, is off a low base and fragile. Geopolitical turmoil and climate extremes are driving cost pressures in energy, food and much else besides. So surely, now is th

  3. Issue · Jul 17, 2026

    How will we be after AI? (opens the original)

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    In the next decade, politics will become a battle for our minds. Ultimately, political outcomes are social processes where we are shaped through ideas, interests, culture, institutions and relationships. In the past century, these processes have been mediated through modern technology: mass media, the internet, social media and, increasingly, AI.With each technological wave, we have failed to consider its impacts until they are in the rear-view mirror. And as we try to catch up with the conseque

  4. Issue · Jul 3, 2026

    Manchesterism – and beyond (opens the original)

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    The core values of Manchesterism have become increasingly clear over the past few weeks. Andy Burnham’s strategy for the UK will be driven by public control, pluralism and place. This has a very different, even revolutionary feel to it, comparable to the advent of New Labour in the 1990s. In a well-received speech, he effectively launched his leadership, and this line, in particular, feels like a foundational statement:“I am going to give Britain the circuit-breaker it needs, by building a more

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