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A landmark book exposes the history of loathing that underpins scandals like Winterbourne View. It has received next to no attention, says Guardian columnist John Harris

“My only regret in life is that I didn’t drink enough champagne,” the English economist and philosopher John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) is reported to have said. As it turns out, there may be a surprising ounce of truth to that quote.

The term has Keynesian roots and was explored in a 2009 book. Problem is, it can mean very different things to different people ...

Progressive staffers are floating “a rotating 32-hour workweek for District and D.C. staff,” asking bosses to give it a shot.

Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, says AI will enable people to work 3.5-day weeks in future.

Rather than fearing the rise of generative AI, new technologies may allow creatives to define and express themselves in completely new ways.

Labour has read its John Maynard Keynes. It unleashed the “animal spirits” of a possible economic bounceback at its first investment summit yesterday, with an upbeat Keir Starmer pledging to “improve Britain’s brand” and promising a land of opportunity for global investors — and some “heritage Yookay“ experience thrown in…

An economist explains how money shaped civilisation from 18,000BC to the present day via King Midas and Darwin

Editorial: As the TUC annual conference begins, new figures from the UN show why productivity growth doesn’t naturally benefit everyone