I thought this post from The Conversation by, Bobby Duffy, Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute, King’s College London was worth sharing: We
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Funding the UK Green New Deal
I have been asked how I would fund the Green New Deal. This is a response I prepared to support some thinking a little while
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Labour members want a Green New Deal: now it’s time for the Party to deliver
As Labour List has noted this morning: Labour conference is set to be dominated by the campaign pushing for the party to adopt a ‘Green
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Draghi’s last gasp
The ECB recommenced its QE programme yesterday, and cut interest rates as well. Call it Draghi’s last gasp, if you like. The recommencement provides a
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Forcing business to face its responsibilities with regard to the climate crisis
I was asked by a person with a political persuasion to prepare some slides for them so that they might present my ideas on what
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The Labour Fiscal Rule needs to be consigned to history
As the FT has noted this morning: Economists were unanimous after Sajid Javid’s spending review on Wednesday: The chancellor’s fiscal rules were dead and Boris
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Green QE, from this blog to the IMF
The IMF posted a blog on its website yesterday under the title: A Role for Financial and Monetary Policies in Climate Change Mitigation It summarised
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Policies for a win
I have already said I will be voting tactically in any forthcoming general election. I have indicated that I would be willing to vote for
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Fundamentally rethinking the way that we save
The FT has reported that: The UK government has withdrawn some of its most popular retail savings bonds, saying the record-breaking rally in debt markets
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