In recent weeks, my blog has highlighted the importance of infrastructure in finding a path for growth for the UK economy. Alongside manufacturing and transport, another area bubbling under the surface is the quest for a low carbon economy and energy security (see my last blog of December 2010 on ...
The financial crisis engulfing Europe has called for an immediate response by policy-makers who are acting in the dark, unsure of what might happen next. The interconnected nature of the challenge we face has been highlighted by the UK's willingness to offer a loan to Ireland, even though we are ...
This week the world's attention is focused on the negotiations on climate change in Copenhagen. There is a heated debate underway between climate change sceptics and those who believe human activity is the major cause of global warming. Why is there such pressure to act now?
Procedurally, there is urgent need ...
