There is nothing democratic about the sacred, but there is definitely something sacred about democracy.
Blogs and Articles
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The recently released Adonis Review, a key plank of Labour's emerging policy platform tries to present a comprehensive strategy for national economic renewal without any apparent thought to how this strategy chimes with the ...
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Ever heard of a stand-up economist? I hadn't either, until I was invited to see Yoram Bauman's gig here in London last Friday night. Dubbed "the world's first and only stand up economist", he began the night with delightful ...
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References to ‘green crap’ miss the point. The key political fault line on climate change is not green versus non green, but how you order the priorities of the energy ‘trilemma’. The case for climate change action needs ...
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"The People need to rise before the seas do" - Alice Bell
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"The main curriculum of your life. No sooner had I read that phrase than I kept repeating it, mulling it over. I saw at once that, far more than the time itself, the hour count, what was at stake here was a major principle. ...
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It was a great speech, with all the evocative imagery, rousing sentiment and rhetorical flair one has come to expect from Obama.
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Congratulations to Dr Adam Corner of the Climate Outreach Information Network for an insightful and timely report on A New Conversation with the Centre-Right about Climate Change.
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'Get Britain Cycling', the report by the All Party Parliamentary Inquiry into cycling has been published today. I attended one of the inquiry sessions at Westminster earlier this year, where I was able to listen to expert ...
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It's Climate Week! It's described as "a supercharged national occasion that offers an annual renewal of our ambition and confidence to combat climate change". Sounds like something you can't argue with. It's also particularly ...
