A green light
Mark Davis introduces a local investment vehicle that he says could help local communities achieve Net Zero. Two-thirds of UK councils have declared a Climate Emergency. They have set ambitious …
A green light Read MorePublished by Promoting Economic Pluralism
Mark Davis introduces a local investment vehicle that he says could help local communities achieve Net Zero. Two-thirds of UK councils have declared a Climate Emergency. They have set ambitious …
A green light Read MoreJennie Bailey tells the tale of a community in the north of England that is training its young people for the green jobs needed in a world threatened by unfettered …
A border town that knows no bounds Read MoreShould out of office be permanently on and other post-lockdown questions? Nick Skelton explains why digital isn’t the only pointer for the future. I’m an IT person by background but …
Zoom: the bigger picture Read MoreJonathan Aldred explains how there is more to equations than numbers when it comes to Covid policy. According to Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, when the pandemic hit …
Don’t count on it Read MoreArtificial intelligence rarely gets it wrong – it’s the culture that programmed it that’s messed up, says Madhavi Venkatesan. I have become accustomed to my smart phone alerting me in …
Algorithm and blues: whose tune do we dance to? Read MoreLindsey Hall tells of the ideas behind Real Ideas. Since we founded Real Ideas fourteen years ago, we have worked with all kinds of ideas – big concepts, quirky thoughts, …
Out of our heads Read MoreForeign investment: Rick Rowden recounts the tale of who’s wagging the dog. When Mexico adopted a tax on high-fructose corn syrup as part of an effort to address the …
Sovereign states on a leash Read MoreCovid-19 exposes the deadly dominance of neoclassical economics in Africa. Howard Stein. On 24 February 2021 Ghana received a vaccine shipment (600,000 doses), the first to sub-Saharan Africa under the …
The pathology of economics Read MoreWithout robust due diligence, financial institutions will continue to fund soy-driven deforestation. By Daniel Jones. Late last year, the UK government announced “world-leading new measures” to protect rainforests. Enshrined in …
Deforestation: the route away Read MoreAn injection of cash or lockdown and fear? Dirk Ehnts and Michael Paetz look at the options. Last summer, we were mildly optimistic about Europe’s economic response to Covid. It …
Covid economics: the European variants Read More