Archive - The Northern Rose

Why Your Brain Gets Stubborn with Age (and How to Make It Flexible Again)

Dr Adam North explains why it becomes harder to change our minds with age.

Aug 15

The Northern Rose Podcast Ep.9: How to Incentivise the Ultra-wealthy to Pay Tax

In this episode Adam & Henry raise awareness for a petition to help a fellow Mancunian and discuss some of the ways that the ultra-wealthy may be…

Aug 14

34:11

Growth Doesn’t Come from Hoarding: Why Spending Is the Real Engine of the Economy

Dr Adam North discusses how economic growth is driven by spending and not saving.

Aug 11

A Case Study of Royal Interference: King Charles and Homeopathy - A Royal Influence on NHS Policy

Dr Adam North examines an example of royal interference in UK politics.

Aug 7

Ideology vs Cohesion: The Structural Limits of Left-Wing Unity

Dr Adam North explores the failings of left-wing groups to unify.

Aug 5

July 2025

Make It Prestigious to Pay: Plotting Wealth Tax Incentives

Dr. Adam North discusses methods for incentivising the ultra-rich to contribute to a wealth tax.

Jul 30

Is Everything Politics and Religion?

Dr Adam North asks whether the everyday choices we make—from what we wear to how we work—are more political and spiritual than we realise.

Jul 25

The Northern Rose Podcast Ep.8: Everything You Need to Know About a Wealth Tax, with Joe Wright from Tax Justice UK

In this episode, we're joined by Joe Wright - the Policy and Advocacy Manager at Tax Justice UK - for an in-depth chat about a wealth tax and how the…

Jul 24

37:21

Why a Wealth Tax Would Be Good for the Wealthy

Is it fairer to pay more tax? Dr. Adam North discusses why a wealth tax would benefit the wealthy.

Jul 21

Democracy Is Young: Why the Real Work Has Just Begun

Dr. Adam North discusses how democracy is still in its infancy and why we need to protect it.

Jul 17

The Rich Paid More Tax in 1949 Than They Do Today. Why?

Dr. Adam North discusses the decline of wealth taxes in the UK

Jul 15

Spain Has a Wealth Tax — So Why Isn’t the Economy Collapsing?

Dr. Adam North outlines the qualities of Spain's successful wealth tax and what the UK could learn from it.

Jul 9

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