07 Jan 2010
The Wright report is careful and lucid, and its proposals get to the heart of current problems in parliament. It deserves full endorsement by both government and parliament — and the sooner the better
07 Jan 2010
Democratic truths are under threat from the love-hate relationship between government and media, says Graham Allen; we need a debate now on how to rebuild parliament and reclaim British democracy.
Democracy
07 Jan 2010
Victorian reformers would be aghast at the disregard contemporary society has for the secret ballot, says Stuart Wilks-Heeg. Is it time to get back to fundamentals?
Undefined
07 Jan 2010
Bob Ainsworth’s statement on 15 December 2009 was proof that the future planning of the Royal Air Force’s fast jet capability is still on the wrong track. The decision to … » more
Conservatives
07 Jan 2010
If the Tories want to succeed in their plans to reduce public spending in 2010, says Andrew Gamble they need to start talking clearly now about what they'll cut &mdash and when.
07 Jan 2010
Labour and Conservatives are in agreement that cuts to public spending are necessary; but, over the medium-term, radical slashes now will be damaging, argues Glen O'Hara.
Childhood
07 Jan 2010
Nasty place, Victorian Britain. To keep the Industrial Revolution rolling, poor children were dispatched down mines, up chimneys, into dark Satanic mills. But then, as the industrialists pointed out, there … » more
Nuclear
07 Jan 2010
Tony Blair began the process of expanding Britain’s nuclear energy portfolio in 2006. Going into 2010, the plans gather pace — but the figures simply do not add up, says Stephen Thomas
07 Jan 2010
The British government is now firmly committed to helping the private sector build several new nuclear power stations. It has issued a ‘Draft National Policy Statement for Nuclear Power … » more
Demand reduction
07 Jan 2010
To thrive during the energy revolution, says Gearóid Lane, suppliers must innovate and engage their customers
07 Jan 2010
Did you know that your home could still be standing and occupied in 3010? That is not a typo, it is a statistic. In the UK we are demolishing about … » more
Energy and climate
07 Jan 2010
A competition commission inquiry into energy is called for, says George Yarrow, but not for the reason most people think
Carbon capture and storage
07 Jan 2010
The UK can lead on carbon capture and storage, say Jon Gibbins and Hannah Chalmers, but needs to act quickly to develop a model that the world can copy
07 Jan 2010
The carbon markets have not responded positively to the rather inconclusive Copenhagen Summit. The price of allowances (EUAs) which allow an installation covered by the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EUETS) … » more
Renewables
07 Jan 2010
The government must move from an idealogical fixation on large-scale industrial power plants towards encouraging renewables and people-power, says Simon Hughes
07 Jan 2010
The Low Carbon Transition Plan (LCTP) published in July 2009 sets out the government’s roadmap for meeting the carbon budgets contained in the Climate Change Act. But — as … » more
07 Jan 2010
The Renewables Obligation (RO) is the main mechanism in place to encourage the deployment of renewable electricity technologies in the UK. It has consistently failed to deliver on its … » more
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Energy special report: why Britain's future energy plans don't add up. Also, why the Wright committee report gives the prescription that parliament needs; analysis of how a Tory government might tackle the deficit; and how the love-hate relationship between government and media must end, for democracy's sake.
