Some people will have noticed the furious opposition that sustainable cost accounting gets on this site any time that I mention it. As a recent
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A green recovery bond will enable the government to fund its climate pledges
I am a co-author of this letter in The Guardian today: Caroline Lucas MP, Clive Lewis MP, Colin Hines and Richard Murphy call on Rishi Sunak to unveil
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Green Recovery Bonds: Funding green homes for all
I repost his from the website of the Green New Deal Group, where it was published this morning: Bringing skills and jobs to all parts
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Let’s turn our work, our communities, our finances, our government, our taxes, to common purpose
I have suggested that Labour needs a narrative. It does. Let me offer one to Labour, the Greens, the SNP, Plaid and anyone who wants
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Funding the Green New Deal
These were the notes for the talk I gave on funding the Green New Deal last night for Brave New Europe: Funding the Green New
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The Green New Deal and how to pay for it – tomorrow at 7pm
I am doing a talk tomorrow evening for Brave New Europe on ‘The Green New Deal and how to pay for it’ at 7pm UK
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The EU ducks delivering real sustainability reporting
The European Union announced its plans for new, mandatory, sustainability reporting this week. The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has a good
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Labour’s planning hundreds of thousands of new jobs – but isn’t saying how as yet
I was pleased to see this headline, hidden somewhat low, in the Guardian this morning: Labour unveils £30bn plan to create 400,000 green jobs Hallelujah,
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If we’re to beat Covid 19 we might need hypothecated taxes- which is something I never expected to say
I have always resisted the idea of hypothecated taxation. There are very good reasons for doing so. First, claims of hypothecation are usually a sham
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