Economics – A Crash Course

Economics – A Crash Course

Economics – A Crash Course Hear the authors David Boyle and Andrew Simms introduce their new book, Economics – A Crash Course, the first beginner’s guide to the subject for the general reader written from a plural or ‘heterodox’...
Why flying is heading for a climate tailspin

Why flying is heading for a climate tailspin

Bill McGuire explains why global heating is making flying even worse… for global heating Even if we often pretend the opposite, we all know how appallingly bad flying is for the environment. Be as green as you like the rest of the time, but just one return...
The curious arrival of climate change in politics

The curious arrival of climate change in politics

There had been no climate debate in Parliament for two years then one that was barely attended. Now House of Commons has declared a ‘climate emergency’. Bill McGuire asks what is going on, if MPs understand the implications and whether logical actions will...
Shorts and sun-shades in February then drowning in March

Shorts and sun-shades in February then drowning in March

Weather and climate are not the same, but Bill McGuire is reeling at the numbers rolling-up from recent extreme weather events and how climate change is loading the dice. Here he writes about why… The UK weather at the end of February was was the first time that...