The Not-So-Great Debate
Like many, I tuned into last night’s debate with low expectations. I was dubious about…
Tag: environment
The Innovation Deficit
Last week, I attended an evening seminar at the Management school of my university. The…
Austerity? Yes, Please!
Shortly before Christmas, I had dinner at a Thai restaurant located near Canary Wharf. The…
An Olympics in the Shade
I don’t recall the last time a Winter Olympics began with the death of one…
The Impossibility of Angels
Yesterday, I attended an activists’ training course which was held at my union’s headquarters in…
The Politics of Waste
Commentators often try to obscure simple truths by utilising the dry vocabulary of economics. Behind…
A Touch of Lime
The economist John Maynard Keynes once famously said to a questioner, “When the facts change,…