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Grace Blakeley | |
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 Grace Blakeley in September 2018 | |
| Born | 26 June 1993  Basingstoke |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Lord Wandsworth College St Antony's College, Oxford |
| Website | https://graceblakeley.co.uk/ |
Grace Blakeley (born 1993) is a British author and economics commentator. She is a former research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research.[1] She was appointed economics commentator at The New Statesman in January 2019.[2] She is a democratic socialist,[3] a member of the Labour Party and sits on the party's National Policy Forum.[4]
Blakeley was educated at the fee-paying independent Lord Wandsworth College with one year at the comprehensive Sixth Form College, Farnborough, both in Hampshire, and graduated with a first in Politics, Philosophy and Economics at St Peter's College, Oxford. She then studied for a master’s degree in African Studies at St Antony's College, Oxford.[5][6]
Blakeley has appeared on UK television as a politics and economics commentator. She supports the Green New Deal both for the UK and internationally.[7]
Blakeley's first book, "Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation", was published 10 September 2019.[8] It has received both positive and negative reviews.[9][10]
References
- ^ "Grace Blakeley". IPPR. 21 November 2016.
- ^ Grace Blakeley appointed New Statesman economics commentator The New Statesman, 12 November 2018. Retrieved February 17 2019.
- ^ Cohen, Roger (8 March 2019). "Socialism and the 2020 American Election". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Evans, Albert (26 October 2018). "Economist shuts down Michael Portillo with brutal analogy on why 'austerity doesn't work'". i News. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "European Graduates - University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom". graduates.name.
- ^ Vulture Sessions (15 June 2015). "Grace Blakeley - Tear Me To Pieces - Vulture Sessions Oxford" – via YouTube.
- ^ Blakeley, Grace (2 October 2019). "Why we need a Green New Deal to solve humanity's greatest challenge". New Statesman. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Stolen HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD FROM FINANCIALISATION By GRACE BLAKELEY". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ Grant, Michael (9 October 2019). "Socialism or barbarism: a review of 'Stolen' by Grace Blakeley". openDemocracy. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ Zuluaga, Diego (2 September 2019). "Grace Blakeley's 'Stolen' is a tired invective against market capitalism". CapX. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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