I sat down with Zack Polanski yesterday, the new leader of the Green Party, for a fascinating discussion on economics and politics. This was my
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Meeting with Zack Polanski
As I mentioned yesterday morning, I was in London yesterday recording a podcast with Zack Polanski, the leader of the Green Party in England and
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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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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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Trump should stop passing wind
Donald Trump has claimed that wind power is the most expensive energy in the world. I was going to fact-check that, but then The Guardian
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It’s time to bury fossil fuels and nuclear power for good
There are moments when we need good news. The Guardian has one with this report this morning: The world is on the brink of a
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Water could be nationalised for less than £20
We posted this short video this evening: English water companies are financially broken and polluting our rivers. So why is Labour ruling out nationalisation? Steve
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