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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‘Money for nothing and my Tweets for free’ is out today
Today is the launch day for my new ebook, ‘Money for nothing and my Tweets for free’. The book can be downloaded from here. There
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We need to bail out the planet
I like this. Not everyone will. That’s why I am sharing it. And if you get the ad for the Friends of the Earth bee
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Scotland needs to generate well over 100% renewable power compared to current consumption
The first of my regular columns in The National in Scotland is out. In it I argue: Scotland needs to generate well over 100% renewable
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It’s time for the government to learn that what they call greed does not always work
As the Guardian notes this morning: The government has scrapped its flagship green homes grant scheme, the centrepiece of Boris Johnson’s promise to “build back
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