It’s deeply frustrating to see Rebecca Long-Bailey still talking about a ‘Green Industrial Revolution’ in the Guardian this morning, in an article that is widely
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Johnson’s COP 26
My Green New Deal colleague, Colin Hines, is rarely knocked down for long. We may not have a terribly green-friendly government but next November Glasgow
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Clive Lewis: a red-green running for Labour leadership
Clive Lewis announced his bid to lead the Labour Party yesterday, and I admit to two things. The first was knowing he was going to
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The new overarching narrative of left of centre politics needs to be ‘Jobs in every constituency’
I suggested earlier this week that it would be wise to consider now what five policies the progressive parties should prioritise to prepare for an
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The Green New Deal should be Labour’s number one priority now
I did a quick totting up at about 7pm last evening of the preferences indicated by people commenting on my request for Labour policy priorities
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The Green New Deal: big enough to make a difference
Ben Wray is a freelance journalist based in Oñati, and produces a morning newsletter called Common A.M., which you can sign up to at CommonSpace.Scot/Newsletter.
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The EU’s sustainable financial reporting plans need to be bolder
The European Green Deal plan, published yesterday, included these comments: The private sector will be key to financing the green transition. Long-term signals are needed
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The European Green Deal, or is it?
The European Green Deal was launched yesterday. I am quite pleased they did not call it a Green New Deal, because it isn’t. Growth is
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The German Right would prefer a nice tidy balance sheet to saving the planet
The FT has noted that: Senior German politicians have warned Brussels against any attempt to loosen the EU’s budget rules in a bid to free
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