Britain does need growth. But we may have spent too long asking the wrong people what growth means. Something revealing happened this week. Britain had a new Prime Minister. And almost immediately, the financial establishment began telling him what he was allowed to do. Andy Burnham was warned that unless he restrained public spending, Britain … Continue reading When the Establishment Gives the Prime Minister His Orders
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The Age of Aquarius Is Not Something That Happens to Us. It Is Something We Build.
Restoring human agency in the age of AI For most of human history, power has followed scarcity. If knowledge was scarce, those who possessed knowledge held power. If capital was scarce, those who controlled capital held power. If access to markets, institutions, law, medicine, education or professional expertise was scarce, the organisations controlling that access … Continue reading The Age of Aquarius Is Not Something That Happens to Us. It Is Something We Build.
Different Tradition. Same Human Journey: What The Four Agreements Reveals About the GAME Plan
Yesterday, a conversation among Academy members began with a book recommendation. Geoff Dyckes had just finished The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz, which presents what Ruiz describes as Toltec wisdom as a practical route towards personal freedom. That prompted an interesting discussion. The language was different. But the journey felt remarkably familiar. Ruiz talks … Continue reading Different Tradition. Same Human Journey: What The Four Agreements Reveals About the GAME Plan
Britain’s Biggest Untapped Asset Is Its People
How AI could convert dormant human capital into sustainable livelihoods, economic growth and higher tax revenues Abstract The United Kingdom faces an unusual labour-market problem at both ends of the working-age spectrum. In early 2026, approximately 1.012 million people aged 16–24 were not in education, employment or training (NEET), equivalent to 13.5% of the age … Continue reading Britain’s Biggest Untapped Asset Is Its People
Vulnerability Should Trigger Support, Not Dependency
What disability rights, FCA regulation and financial planning can teach us about restoring human agency Most people, some of the time, will struggle to make an important decision. Not because they are incapable. Because life happens. Bereavement. Illness. Divorce. Redundancy. Scam victimisation. Retirement. Debt. Cognitive overload. A complex pension decision. A court dispute. A financial … Continue reading Vulnerability Should Trigger Support, Not Dependency
The Right to Cognitive Assistance
Why the principle of supported decision-making should not stop at disability — or at AI We already accept a remarkable principle in law. When somebody may struggle to make an important decision, the first response should not necessarily be: “Someone else should decide for you.” It should be: “What support would help you decide for … Continue reading The Right to Cognitive Assistance
Do Not Protect Us From the Power to Protect Ourselves
The EU AI Act, the Right to Cognitive Assistance and why restoring human agency must not become “high-risk” Something potentially very important is happening in European AI regulation. And almost nobody outside the AI policy world appears to be talking about it. The EU AI Act is no longer a proposal. It is law. What … Continue reading Do Not Protect Us From the Power to Protect Ourselves
The Asset You Live Inside
From Earning Capacity to Human Possibility: Human Capital Lessons for the Total Wealth Planner The central argument is that conventional financial planning tends to treat human capital as an assumption behind the cashflow forecast—salary, retirement age and perhaps future earnings growth. The literature we have reviewed suggests something much richer. Human capital is an asset … Continue reading The Asset You Live Inside
Human Capital Funds Growth. Financial Capital Only Finances It.
Introducing the Paper What Is the Major Relationship Between Human Capital and Economic Growth? is an article review prepared by Abdella Mohammed Ahmed (M.Sc.) of the Department of Economics at Oda Bultum University’s College of Business and Economics. The paper examines a question that is often obscured by conventional discussions of investment and growth: does … Continue reading Human Capital Funds Growth. Financial Capital Only Finances It.
Human Agency, Personal Sovereignty, Governance and Stewardship: Four Ideas That Belong Together
As artificial intelligence becomes more capable, a new question is emerging: How do we ensure technology strengthens people rather than quietly taking their place? At the Academy of Life Planning, our answer has always begun with one idea: Restore human agency. Agency is a person's ability to think clearly, question confidently, make informed decisions and … Continue reading Human Agency, Personal Sovereignty, Governance and Stewardship: Four Ideas That Belong Together
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