Grace Blakeley is a British political economist, writer and commentator. She is a staff writer for Tribune Magazine and the author several books, the latest of which is Vulture Capitalism : Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom.

It is a highly readable critique of modern capitalism which has made the Sunday Times best seller list and is a great book to read if you want to understand the economics of how we got here, what went wrong and how we can have a post capitalist society.

Grace is one of the most erudite and engaging people I’ve had the privilege of interviewing. She was the former economic spokesperson for the New Statesman and a former Research Fellow at The Institute of Public Policy . She has a first class honours degree from St Peter’s College Oxford in philosophy,politics an economics and a Master’s degree in African Studies from St Antony’s College Oxford.

Grace will be beaming in from the UK as a key speaker at the Post-Capitalist Aotearoa: Wellington Conference to Explore a New Economic Future at St Andrew’s On The Terrace

April 23 -24 2025 which you can find out about and register at

www.proutresearch.nz

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Bruce Dyer

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