France has agreed to suspend its fuel tax increases. Protest has delivered change. But let’s not forget what this tax was supposed to do. It
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What I think Labour should be saying on Europe
I have been challenged to say what I think Labour should be doing regarding the EU, given that many Lexiteers seem too think that they
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Greening the economy
This letter from my Green New Deal colleague Coilin Hines was in the Observer today: Will Hutton is correct that public resistance to austerity and
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Corbyn’s “green jobs revolutionâ€
This letter from my Green New Deal colleague, Colin Hines, is in the Guardian this morning: Jeremy Corbyn’s speech had three crucial and interlinked components:
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Jeremy Corbyn is adopting the Green New Deal
The Guardian has reported this morning that Jeremy Corbyn is expected to say today There is no bigger threat facing humanity than climate change. We
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Janet Yellen is wrong on carbon taxes
The FT reports this morning that: Janet Yellen has spoken out in support of a carbon tax as the most effective and efficient way to
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A Green New Deal 2018: the imperative for new energy and new jobs in the UK, and globally
I share this post from environmentalist and founder of Solar Century, Jeremy Leggett, which is a co-member with me of the Green New Deal group:
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Cross party support for the Green New Deal
This letter was in the Guardian this morning, referring to the new Green New Deal report: Ten years ago this week the Lehman Brothers collapse heralded the
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Jobs in Every Constituency – the promise of the Green New Deal
The Green New Deal Group has launched a new report this morning. This is a summary: Jobs in Every Constituency A Green New Deal Election Manifesto
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