Grace Blakeley (born 26 June 1993)[1] is an English economics and politics commentator,[2][3] columnist, journalist and author. She is a staff writer for Tribune and panelist on TalkTV. She was previously the economics commentator of the New Statesman and has contributed to Novara Media.
Blakeley joined the magazine New Statesman in January 2019 as its economics commentator, writing a fortnightly column and contributing to the website and podcasts.[10] Her articles for the magazine included support for Lexit and a Green New Deal.[11][12] Her first book, Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation, was published by Repeater Books on 10 September 2019.[13] Michael Galant writing for the openDemocracy website, praised the book as a "convincing critique of modern capitalism for socialists and sceptics alike".[14]CapX's Diego Zuluaga commented in his review that it was a "sweeping polemic against the market economy", and felt the author had been selective in how she presented evidence for her arguments.[15]
Blakeley promotes a Green New Deal.[20][22] Though she has emphasised it as running "counter to a capitalist system", she has argued that "even those who do not identify as socialists" may soon realise that a green industrial revolution is the "only option". She calls for a "fair transition towards a low-carbon economy".[23]
Blakeley, G. (2019). Stolen: How to Save the World From Financialisation (London: Repeater)
Blakeley, G. (2020). The Corona Crash: How the Pandemic Will Change Capitalism (London: Verso)
Blakeley, G. (2024). Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom (London: Bloomsbury) ISBN 9781982180850, 9781982180874, 9781797174754
Edited booksedit
Blakeley, G. (ed.) (2020). Futures of Socialism: The Pandemic and the Post-Corbyn Era (London: Verso)
Referencesedit
^Grace Blakeley [@graceblakeley] (26 June 2019). "T-W-E-N-T-Y S-I-X 2DAY BITCHEZ And I got to spend it with these beauts" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^"Economics for millennials: an interview with Grace Blakeley". openDemocracy.
^Denvir, Daniel (27 March 2020). "Coronavirus Economics with Grace Blakeley". The Dig. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
^"Famous people from Basingstoke". Basingstoke Gazette. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
^Grace Blakeley (26 September 2020). "Well I am half welsh... This is going to make my dad extraordinarily happy". Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Twitter.
^"The Sower 2009" (PDF). The Sower. p. 16. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ ab"University Admissions 2011" (PDF). Sixth Form College, Farnborough. p. 3. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ abc"Biography". Institute for Public Policy Research. 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^"E-Newsletter: Antonian Books – TT19". St Antony's College, Oxford. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^"Grace Blakeley appointed New Statesman economics commentator". New Statesman. 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^Blakeley, Grace (16 January 2019). "Why the left should champion Brexit". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^Blakeley, Grace (2 October 2019). "Why we need a Green New Deal to solve humanity's greatest challenge". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^"Stolen: How to Save the World from Financialisation". Repeater Books.
^Galant, Michael (9 October 2019). "Socialism or barbarism: a review of 'Stolen' by Grace Blakeley". openDemocracy. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^Zuluaga, Diego (2 September 2019). "Grace Blakeley's 'Stolen' is a tired invective against market capitalism". CapX. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
^Strutt, Andrew. "Grace Blakeley joins the team at Tribune". Response Source. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^"Grace Blakeley". Labour Party. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^"The Corona Crash: How the Pandemic Will Change Capitalism". Waterstones. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^Cohen, Roger (8 March 2019). "Socialism and the 2020 American Election". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ abcdBlakeley, Grace (16 January 2019). "Another Britain Is Possible". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^Blakeley, Grace (4 July 2016). "I campaigned for Corbyn – but he's failed to change the conversation". Left Foot Forward. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^Blakeley, Grace (13 February 2019). "Whatever the Brexit outcome, the UK desperately needs a green new deal". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^Blakeley, Grace (1 May 2019). "Why Britain needs its own Green New Deal". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^"Lexit: The left's strategy for Brexit". BBC One. 23 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
External linksedit
British economist Grace Blakeley on Amazon, capitalism and socialism Detailed interview (3 ½ hours) with Tilo Jung and Hans Jessen, 2 November 2021 on YouTube