David Boyle
David Boyle is the author of a range of books about history, social change, politics and the future. He has been editor of a number of publications including Town & Country Planning, Community Network, New Economics, Liberal Democrat News and Radical Economics. He is co-director of the think tank New Weather Institute, policy director of Radix, an advisory council member of the Schumacher Centre for New Economics, and a fellow at the New Economics Foundation.
He is the author of a number of books about history, social change and the history of ideas and the future, notably Tickbox (Little, Brown, 2020). His book Authenticity: Brands, Fakes, Spin and the Lust for Real Life (Flamingo, 2003) helped put the search for authenticity on the agenda as a social phenomenon. Funny Money: In search of alternative cash (Flamingo, 1999) launched the time banks movement in the UK. His work on the history and future of money has also been covered in books and pamphlets like Why London Needs its own Currency (2000), Virtual Currencies (2000), The Money Changers: Currency reform from Aristotle to e-cash 2002), The Little Money Book (2003) and Money Matters (2009).
David has been at the heart of the effort to develop co-production and introduce time banks to Britain as a critical element of public service reform. He was the government’s independent reviewer on Barriers to Public Service Choice (2012-13). He has stood for Parliament, and was for twelve years a member of the federal policy committee of the Liberal Democrats. He continues to advise politicians on a range of issues including localism and the future of volunteering.
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