Independent research institute rethinking economies in an age of crisis. Consultancy: helping firms run and evaluate shorter working week trials.
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Want to know the lay of the land when it comes to political finance in the UK?
Want to understand how party donors benefit from public contracts?
Want to know how to clean up politics in this country?
Company donations analysis: autonomy.work/portfolio/poli…
Recent elections finance:
autonomy.work/portfolio/labo…
Party donors and the contracts they receive:
autonomy.work/portfolio/give…
Key policy demands:
autonomy.work/portfolio/clea…
The Autonomy Institute retweeted
To have the two most successful socialist politicians batting for working time reduction in 2026 -
Lula reducing the work week & Mamdani pushing it as top of his comms -
should make every campaigner, politician, researcher etc who has pushed this notion in recent years proud.
EVENT: What is happening in Brazil? And what does it mean for the rest of the world? 🌍
This Weds 28th October 18:30 at Pelican House in Bethnal Green we've got Rodrigo Nunes coming to talk about his latest book.
It's going to be a busy one – don't miss out 👇
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The Autonomy Institute retweeted
A timely new book from @IsabellaMWeber is out as far-right parties gain ground in elections, & cost of living-linked riots erupt across Europe.
This week we look at UK living standards projections & ask: what would ‘anti-fascist economics’ look like here?
neweconomybrief.net/the-dige…
NEW | Delivery riders keep our cities fed, but often have nowhere to stop.
Across Europe, Australia and beyond, they’re building their own hubs offering rest, repairs, legal advice, even healthcare.
Our new briefing maps six of them, and shows how UK councils could follow 👇
buff.ly/yGCr643
FRIDAY: Basic Income for Artists Campaign Launch and Social
Friday 23rd October, 19:00
Pelican House, Bethnal Green
w/ Charlotte Warne Thomas, Helen Carr, Zita Holbourne, Lena Swedlow
buff.ly/21vx3Gs
Senior Fellow Joe Todd writes in the Guardian:
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Kicking off a two-day event for policy specialists, party staffers, academics and campaigners on the theme of 'unconditionality'.
Organised with Bath University.
NEW: We're excited to launch our new #UBS Hub website 🎉
As well as our latest research and details on how to join the network, the site also hosts a a live atlas of UBS-adjacent pilots and policies around the world 🌏
Take a look 👇
ubshub.org/
A public system of party funding could dramatically reduce the influence of mega-donors in our democratic politics
Our proposal has been backed by Dale Vince, a major Labour donor 👇
buff.ly/0msje6e
Could the weekend have started today?
We've helped bring a 4 Day Week to a wide range of companies: get in touch to find out how we could help your organisation move to shorter working hours 👇
buff.ly/YiE8n0P
NEXT WEEK: Basic Income for Artists Campaign Launch and Social
Friday 23rd October, 19:00
Pelican House, Bethnal Green
w/ Charlotte Warne Thomas, Helen Carr, Zita Holbourne, Lena Swedlow
actionnetwork.org/events/win…
We're pleased to welcome Will Davies as a 2026 Senior Research Fellow 🎉
Will is a Visiting Senior Fellow at LSE and a Contributing Editor at The London Review of Books.
With Autonomy, Will will be working through his chosen research themes, including NEETs and the attention economy.
NEW EVENT: Join us next month for another live recording of the Culture, Power, Politics Podcast with @ProfAFinlayson & @jemgilbert 🎤
'The Conjuncture'
Thurs 12th Nov, 18:30
Oxford House, Bethnal Green
Sign-up 👇
actionnetwork.org/events/cul…
For this week's Autonomy Sunday Long Read: how should we rethink the task of higher education in a post-AI world?
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The Autonomy Institute retweeted
Labour donor @DaleVince backs call in new Autonomy Institute report for a publicly-funded system for party funding – removing the influence of wealthy private donors entirely 👇
independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
The Autonomy Institute retweeted
A public system of party funding could dramatically reduce the influence of mega-donors in our democratic politics
Our proposal has been backed by Dale Vince, a major Labour donor 👇
buff.ly/0msje6e
Weekend starting on a Friday?
We've brought a 4 Day Week to a wide range of companies: get in touch to find out how we could help your organisation move to shorter working hours 👇
buff.ly/YiE8n0P
A public system of party funding could dramatically reduce the influence of mega-donors in our democratic politics
Our proposal has been backed by Dale Vince, a major Labour donor 👇
buff.ly/0msje6e
The Autonomy Institute retweeted
New paper from @Autonomy_Inst on what a publicly funded system of politics could look like. Something @DaleVince has championed this year.
independent.co.uk/bulletin/n…
Report here:
autonomy.work/portfolio/poli…
Labour donor @DaleVince backs call in new Autonomy Institute report for a publicly-funded system for party funding – removing the influence of wealthy private donors entirely 👇
independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
