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Melanie Smallman Articles

How to exit the climate change ‘national security crisis’

Last weekend, in the midst of the worst flooding the UK has seen in 60 years, Ed Miliband described the UK as ‘sleepwalking into a national security crisis on climate change’. He argued that as a result of political divisions in Westminster over whether or not to...
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The Green Book: New Directions for Liberals in Government

If The Green Book is a showcase of thinking within the Liberal Democrats, there is little to suggest a stop to their downward spiral. The book is an interesting exposition of why we need to move to a greener, low-carbon economy, and how we can get there. As well as...
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The lights might stay on – but is anyone in?

Energy is a difficult issue for the UK. Not only are there the competing needs to keep the lights on and at the same time tackle climate change, there are also pressures from the energy industry to secure their profits and from consumers to keep energy prices low. But...
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Cameron’s broken green bandwagon

Last week was going to be the week that David Cameron finally revealed himself to be leading the greenest government ever.  According to advance media stories, the prime minister was to announce ‘a major policy intervention’ and end his silence on green issues in a...
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