Molly Webb
Former Demos researcher
Molly Webb worked as a Demos researcher on science, technology and innovation from January 2005 - August 2007.
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- We've got global challenges - can Europe deal? An impressive list of speakers joined the LSE event The Global Age: Europe, India, China last night where Tony Giddens was launching two books, both on the challenges to (and strengths of) the European social model. Europe's welfare states are in need of reform, but the European approach of 'social investment' is the only way forward. The major challenges facing the world today are global - climate change was often mentioned. And though the US, India and China are important powers, it is... from : mollywebb 10th October 2006
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Rebel with a cause
"Optimism is a political act" says Alex Steffan in the first sentence of the 'politics' section of the WorldChanging book (from the people at the worldchanging site) out late last year.
Are social movements fueled by optimism? Or rebelliousness? Eric Prydz has captured the latter mood in his re-mixed Pink Floyd's ‘Proper Education' (See the video on YouTube) from : mollywebb 9th January 2007 - Reuters AlertNet - -U.N. climate panel reports in 2007 Reuters AlertNet - -U.N. climate panel reports in 2007 from : mollywebb 30th January 2007
- Climate change, behaviour and innovation When did this happen? Is it suddenly ok to talk about the fact that people will need to change their behaviour if we want to tackle climate change? This discourse around behaviour is careful: it’s all about participation, not about prescription. It fits well with the latest media culture ethos – we’re all constantly on our mobiles, online and on facebook. Whether this will lead to an ‘I can’ politics, as David Miliband said recently, or ‘pro-social... from : mollywebb 4th June 2007
- The Disrupters A building services manager for a local council. A Cumbrian hill farmer. A high-end concierge service. And a Bath-based leadership coach. These are not the people who you would expect to be pioneering solutions to climate change. Yet each of them is responsible for innovations that could put us on the path to a lower-carbon society. from : mollywebb 11th July 2007