We are living in interesting times. I mentioned yesterday that sentiment on and the understanding of money might be improving, for the better. That’s the good
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My column for the National : The Queen’s lobbying reveals a deep constitutional issue
This has the link to my column for The National today in it: 'If the royal family wants a role in Scotland it is time
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If the Queen does not like the law of the land it’s time for her to go
I am livid about this: If the Queen does not like Scottish law it is time for her to go, I suggest. I develop the
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The Global Green New Deal Declaration
The Global Green New Deal was launched last night at an event I attended (virtually, of course). This is the Declaration that underpins that Green
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The Green New Deal goes global
The Green New Deal Group, of which I am a member, is actively supporting the launch of a Global Green New Deal today. As the
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Sunak’s green bonds are a step forward, but one with many caveats attached
Rushi Sunak has announced that National Savings & Investments (NS&I) will issue a £15 billion bond to fund green projects this autumn. I have been
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The government is going for green bonds – but by the look of it, the wrong green bonds
This story was in The Times yesterday: The essence of the story is that £15 billion of government backed bonds are to be made available,
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Cash saving makes sense, but let’s put the cash to use in the Green New Deal in that case
I was intrigued to note the data on ISA savings that has recently been issued by the government. This chart might summarise the trend in
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The Green New Deal for the UK’s housing stock could create 500,000 new jobs, and is deliverable. What is more, paying for it is easy.
Colin Hines and I have been calling for a retrofit green insulation and generation programme for the 28 million houses in the UK for longer
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