Green Politics
No we can’t: Obama and Senate Democrats give up on climate bill
Accepting the Democrat nomination on June 3rd, 2008, Barack Obama predicted future generations would look back and see that “this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal”. But today we know that will not be the case.
Darling: GDP rise due to Labour’s approach to “supporting the recovery”
The shadow Chancellor says the rise in GDP "show the results of the Labour Government’s approach to supporting the recovery" - and that the Coalition "will have to accept responsibility for the risks they are taking with the economy".
Wilkinson clashes swords with his detractors in spirited debate on inequality
As Left Foot Forward reported on Monday, several recent publications have challenged the central conclusion of the book that more unequal societies do worse than more equal societies, on a variety of social outcomes.
Scottish recovery stalls as Minister admits Wales will be worst hit by cuts
Official figures have revealed that the Scottish economy achieved no growth in the first three months of this year, having increased by 0.3% during the final 3 months of last year.
The false economy of the Coalition’s short sighted cuts
We heard the shriek of ‘Noooooooooo!’ in the North East. The Government’s ideological decision to renege on support for Forgemasters in Sheffield triggered anger but also bewilderment among people I know in Yorkshire.
Exposed: Exxon funding climate denial. Yes, again
The front page of The Times this morning is just the latest sign that the tide is once again turning against the climate denial community. The newspaper reports that ExxonMobil gave £1 million to fund “organisations that campaign against controls on greenhouse gas emissions”.