Changemakers: Ed Mayo
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born.” But in this time of monsters, how will that new world come into being? For this new series, Green House talks with leading activists and radical thinkers about the changes they want to see – and how, in
Dear Prime Minister Andy Burnham,
Green House Think Tank sets out its top eight priorities for Andy Burnham, the seventh unelected Prime Minister of Britain of the last decade.
Hang together or hang separately?
Despite the Green Party’s impressive performance at the recent local elections, the results of these suggest that, without electoral reform, a progressive alliance may be the only way to avoid a far-right government. Thinking around this can't be left till the last minute.
Reasons to be Bold
Our society needs to go on a journey. The destination: uncharted territory. Achieving different outcomes will require bold interventions, and a willingness to be strategic, opportunist and build a mandate for what is difficult to conceive let alone communicate. Are greens ready to be transformative?
Dipping into the rich jar - How much money could the UK raise from wealth taxes?
We tax work heavily in the UK—but barely tax wealth. Should that change? This paper asks a simple question: how much could a wealth tax actually raise? The answer may surprise you.
Politics, they say, is the art of the possible. But the possible is not fixed. What we believe is possible depends on our knowledge and beliefs about the world. Ideas can change the world, and Green House is about challenging the ideas that have created the world we live in now, and offering positive alternatives.
The problems we face are systemic, and so the changes we need to make are complex and interconnected. Many of the critical analyses and policy prescriptions that will be part of the new paradigm are already out there. Our aim is to communicate them more clearly, and more widely.
Towards a more self-reflective Green politics
Green politics is gaining ground. But a growing number of people within the movement sense that winning power may yet require a deeper shift in political sensibility. Are you one of them?
A tale of two countries – the 2026 Local and National elections in Great Britain
In England, Greens quadrupled their existing 146 council seats in areas with elections to 587 councillors. Cities, especially Remain-voting areas, went Green.
Written Evidence for the Modernising Elections Inquiry
A response from Green House Think Tank to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s call for evidence
Closing the Sovereignty Gap
Zaid calls for reclamation of sovereign power to ensure that "anything that can be done is affordable," provided we have the physical resources and the political courage to mobilise them.
Towards a Theory of Change to guide a New Politics and Economics
This two part gas explores the Need to Reclaim Politics from Growth and Vested Interests, in part through a Shared Vision of Equity, Democracy and Ecological Limits
Wealth taxes don’t go far enough: let’s transform our economy with public money
Wealth taxes are crucial to build an economy that works for people and planet. However, they are just one piece of the puzzle: there is also a need to make use of public money beyond taxes to rise to the urgency and scale of this challenge. Sheridan Kates shares proposals on how to make that happen.
How We Sold Our Future: The Failure to Fight Climate Change
John Foster reviews an important and disturbing new book by German sociologist Jens Beckert.
The Invisible Doctrine
João Craveiro reviews George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison's book, 'The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)'. A crucial read for anyone interested in political discourse, this book brings to light just how this ideology came to control cultural and economic discourse.
TV Series: I can't get you out of my head
Review of Adam Curtis TV Series 'I can't get you out of my head'. How did our society become this polarised? Why doesn't there appear to be a political route out of our predicament? It pulls out a thread of points which question the value of individualism, role of science and source of meaning.
Ultra Processed People
Peter Sims reviews Chris van Tulleken book 'Ultra Processed People' published 2023. He concludes with nine fundamental lessons, which apply much more widely than the food sector. The books follows the money, cuts through the controversy and there will be something in it that surprises everyone.
Busting the bankers’ club
Andrew Mearman reviews Gerald Epstein’s book, 'Busting the bankers’ club: finance for the rest of us', which explores the power of bankers and financiers over everyday life, as well as those seeking to counteract it, and lays out some principles of finance for the common good.
Ravenous
George Ttoouli reviews Henry Dimbleby's 'Ravenous', finding it to be solidly-informed but insufficiently bold in its vision.
Changemakers: Ed Mayo
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born.” But in this time of monsters, how will that new world come into being? For this new series, Green House talks with leading activists and radical thinkers about the changes they want to see – and how, in
Dear Prime Minister Andy Burnham,
Green House Think Tank sets out its top eight priorities for Andy Burnham, the seventh unelected Prime Minister of Britain of the last decade.
Joanna Macy: a personal tribute from Rupert Read
We are saddened to hear that Joanna Macy has passed away. Macy was an influential thinker behind the core beliefs of Green House Think Tank. Below is a moving tribute written by Green House founder Rupert Read for his former teacher (shared with Rupert's permission).