Fuel For Thought
Fuel For Thought, from fuel poverty to climate justice
Because we’ve had enough of being told that it’s our own fault for being poor, cold, and miserable, we have Fuel For Thought, a monthly get-together to share research and lived experience, tackle lies and clear up confusion.
Each month, we bring our members and supporters together with experts, activists, and campaigners in one online space to discuss and share stories on a subject related to our mission. It’s our approach to putting our network, its collective knowledge, and people power in your hands. And, it starts with promoting the thoughts, reflections, and demands of people in fuel poverty.
Next event
How to run the economy for people and planet.
Thursday, 20 November, 6.30 PM.
For this Fuel For Thought we’re bringing together campaigners, economists, and politicians to clarify the economy and the economic changes we want to see.
The Autumn budget is coming, with likely tax rises and welfare cuts for working people, coming after multi-billion splurges on military and dirty energy while taxes on the super-rich look highly unlikely. Making it all the more difficult to believe the government’s plans to “grow the economy”.
The government are short of ideas of how to do things differently. So, join us as we ask, answer, and discuss our economic future with campaigners, politicians, and economists.
Does the government need money? What does continued growth look like? At what cost? What are the alternatives? How can we live comfortably while taking the environment and climate crises seriously?
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Confirmed speakers include:
Cllr Matthew Brown | Matthew Brown has been a Labour Councillor in Preston since 2002 and Leader since 2018. He is the driving force behind the ‘Preston Model’ of Community Wealth Building and has been making headlines at a national level for some time for his transformative approach to local economic development.
Ellen Fearon | Ellen is a Senior Organiser with Green New Deal Rising, a youth movement rising up for climate justice. Ellen works to organise young people into action; to hold politicians to account, reach deep into our communities & elect inspiring climate champions into office.
James Meadway | James is Senior Director, Economics at Opportunity Green. He was previously chief economist at the New Economics Foundation, economic advisor to the Shadow Chancellor, and director of the Progressive Economy Forum, before working at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, focusing on Loss and Damage financing for the Global South. He has taught and lectured at Sussex, SOAS, City and Cambridge Universities, has written widely on economics and economic policy, and hosts the economics podcast, Macrodose.
Nuri Syed Corser | Nuri leads on War on Want’s economic justice campaigns, with a particular focus on taxing extreme wealth and the UN tax Convention. He’ll be speaking to us as a campaigner for Make Them Pay, an alliance demanding the government tax the super-rich, protect workers and make polluters pay.
Keep an eye on Our Events to sign up for the next session on the third Thursday of the month.
And add Fuel For Thought to your Google calendar using the following link: https://tinyurl.com/27s3nvr2
Take part
If you have a story to tell, an idea for a future Fuel For Thought, some research, or a campaign you’d like to share – we’d love to hear from you.
You can also put someone forward to speak, or help promote our sessions, so we can grow our network and reach new people in need of reliable information to fight back against fuel poverty.
As a member of Fuel Poverty Action, you could even guest-host a session on a subject you’re passionate about.
Whatever fuels your thoughts, reach out to amalric@fuelpovertyaction.org.uk and get those ideas flowing. And if you’ve joined a session before, please let us know your impressions through our feedback form.
Check out some of our past sessions for inspiration.
Visit the Fuel For Thought playlist on Youtube to watch more sessions.
