Archive - Progress & Survival

Why not use Helicopter Money to fix the NHS?

It's time to defy convention and show what governments can do

Dec 19, 2025 • Mark Braund

Future Fiction: How it ends

The events of April 14th 2025 will be long remembered for ending the Trump administration and setting America on a new path

Feb 12, 2025 • Mark Braund

Time for a New Economic Paradigm

Britain's budget reminds us just how powerless politicians have become

Nov 29, 2025 • Mark Braund

Becoming a full-time writer

I'm finally realising a lifelong ambition, but am I up to it?

Jun 19, 2025 • Mark Braund

The most important election, anywhere, ever

Should Trump win on Tuesday, the consequences will be felt far beyond the borders of the United States, but if enough people turn out to vote....

Nov 4, 2024 • Mark Braund

and the difference it can make to ours

Mar 1, 2024 • Mark Braund

Politics is no longer fit for purpose

But it's we humans who have broken the system, and it's down to us to fix it.

Jul 8, 2025 • Mark Braund

A career in a thousand words

Where did the last forty years go?

Aug 1, 2025 • Mark Braund

A remarkable woman

My friend Gill would have been 70 today

Apr 17, 2024 • Mark Braund

Holocaust Memorial Day

More than ever, the most important day of the year

Jan 27, 2025 • Mark Braund

Rory Stewart versus Zack Polanski

Both of these guys need to up their game

Dec 11, 2025 • Mark Braund

Why Leonardo should have stayed in Italy

And the most beautiful building in the world

Sep 9, 2025 • Mark Braund

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