David Boyle, Author at New Weather Institute

Towards the idea of a local Green New Deal

It is a strange thing, given the sound and fury emanating from the USA over the phrase, but the idea

This post is taken from Richard Black’s new book Denied… This is the story of a coup-d’état that failed. A

The Brighton Belle was famous for its kippers. Laurence Olivier would take a leisurely breakfast back to his home in

14th August 2018 David Boyle 1 Comment

This week marks the 90th birthday of one of the pioneers of the new economics: James Robertson, one of the

Yes, it is hot. The heat has also added a layer of what I can only describe as degradation to

So the NHS is 70 years old, and – perhaps it is because it is currently under threat from serious

It is one of the great ironies of history that, east and west, the liberation of the agricultural slaves and

One of the peculiar implications of our obsession with oil and fossil fuels is the strange way the UK has

Let me start with a story, which has to be a little obscure to protect the innocent. The government has

It is a strange thing, vouchsafed to few of us, to find ourselves vindicated by the National Audit Office of