Regular readers will recall that in August I raised concern when the UK Office for National Statistics claimed that simultaneously UK national debt had exceeded
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How long will it be before the clamour for a return to the EU, for all its faults, becomes overwhelming?
I was intrigued to read this in yesterday’s CapX email briefing, to which I subscribe. I believe that knowing what those I disagree with are saying
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Labour’s Green New Deal is a good step in the right direction
Labour has reaffirmed its commitment to a Green New Deal in a document released by Anneliese Dodds and Ed Miliband in their respective roles as
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Some of the best commentary I have seen on the US election from this side of the pond
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure requirements will not give us the information we need on the carbon emissions of big business
There are hints today that the government is planning to make climate change disclosure by large companies mandatory. Rishi Sunak has given this the nod,
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Why we need Green Bonds
The Chancellor, in another closely co-ordinated policy announcement with the Bank of England, announced yesterday that the government does now plan to issue green bonds.
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Does QE cancel the government bonds that the Treasury reacquires?
Quantitative easing is not widely understood, but sometime soon will have funded (albeit, indirectly) almost £900 billion of government spending. It will have done so
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Farewell to the Progressive Economy Forum
As many readers of this blog will know, I try to be as open and transparent about my affiliations and funding as I can reasonably
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We cannot afford Amazon’s monopoly power
The weekend was just too busy to cover this story, which came out on Saturday, but it’s worth covering now. It another occasion when a
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