Millions of households in England are about to see their water bills rise again. According to a report in The Guardian, the Competition and Markets
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Farage, the cave, and pushing the Overton window aside
This post arose out of a conversation between Jacqueline, my wife, and me yesterday, although the idea had been bouncing around for a few days
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The last thing this country needs is an expansion of Gatwick Airport
As the Guardian reports this morning: Gatwick Airport’s £2.2bn second runway plan has been given the go-ahead by the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander. With the
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Banks can’t survive climate change
A massive banking collapse is coming — and the cause isn’t speculation this time. It’s climate change. Uninsurable homes mean worthless mortgages, and worthless mortgages
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Are companies carbon insolvent?
The truth is stark: companies are hiding the real cost of the net-zero transition. Without honest accounting, capital is misallocated, pensions are at risk, and
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Sustainable cost accounting at UCL today
One of my pleasures in life these days is not travelling nearly as much as I used to. The only way in which this blog
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Might Zak Polanski provide a moment (or more) of hope?
Zack Polanski has emphatically won the Green Party leadership with over 20,000 votes, compared to fewer than 4,000 for his rivals. As readers here will
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Which economy should we manage, and why?
The UK doesn’t just have one economy: it has three. They are the real economy, the sustainable economy, and the monetary economy. However, the government
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Famine, food, neoliberalism and choices that need to be made
In an important report on recent trends in famines published in the Financial Times last night, the following was noted: For decades, the number of people
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