What it means to be CLPG
CLPG stands for Collective, Liberty, Progressive, Global. You tend to believe that land, resources and big firms should serve the public, not just owners. You also distrust concentrated power, including a big state.
On social questions you lean open and reform-minded. You see people in other countries as neighbours, not rivals. You probably care about fairness, climate and the right to live as you choose.
Views you probably hold
- Workers and communities should have a real say in how businesses and resources are run.
- Strong public services and a fair share of wealth should be available to all.
- Police, surveillance and state power should be limited and open to challenge.
- Social norms should keep changing as people get more freedom to choose their own lives.
- Global problems like climate change need cooperation across borders.
What admirers see
- Admirers say it joins fairness with freedom, so neither is traded away for the other.
- It takes long-term and worldwide problems seriously.
- It puts ordinary people and communities, not distant authorities, at the centre.
What critics say
- Critics say it is hard to run a shared economy without a strong state to organise it.
- Opponents argue that voluntary cooperation may not scale to whole countries.
- Critics say its global focus can feel distant from people's local worries.
In history
This shape covers many movements that wanted shared ownership without central control. Examples include anarchism, council communism, guild-style workers' movements and democratic socialism. Later it also took in the green and degrowth movements. They often grew from labour struggles, peace movements and campaigns for civil rights.