It is when things like this happen that ideas really begin to disseminate: Greta Thunberg's furious UN speech remixed by Fatboy Slim pic.twitter.com/XFpnm66ds2 — The
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Transforming our buildings is key to the Green New Deal
I share the following by my Green New Deal colleague Colin Hines, first published on Social Europe: The huge increase in support for a Green New
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This time let’s make a downturn the start of something different
So, the UK economy is at risk of recession. No, that’s not, per se, a Brexit comment. Most of the world’s major economies are on
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HS2: dead on arrival
As the FT notes today: The Green party is calling for the billions of pounds earmarked for HS2 to be diverted into a nationwide upgrade
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It’s not just climate change: biodiversity is vital too
Once upon a time concern about nature was for people who picked up binoculars. Not any more, I hope. The latest State of Nature Report makes the
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The Green New Deal: building a secure future
This post by me was on the Progressive Economy Forum blog yesterday. I admit it’s an iteration of something that has been here before, but
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There is no future with the Tories – literally
Unless we move to net-zero carbon by 2030 the future of our planet is uncertain. Labour has appreciated that and set 2030 as its net-zero
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Helicopter money is the last thing that we need
This morning’s Telegraph main story (care of a BBC tweet) is: Let’s be clear about this: there is no case for helicopter money. Helicopter money
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Local authority bonds could play a big role in the Green New Deal and transform our communities
As Bloomberg has reported about the USA (I stress): Municipal bonds have never been at risk of becoming the next big thing for bubble-chasing investors,
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