11th May 2020 / 11th May 2020 by martynhurt
Leaky homes, more than 10% of households living in fuel poverty and people having to choose between staying warm or putting food on the table. That is the true picture of household energy use in the UK, and it isn’t good enough. Working from home, or being laid off, has cut overall energy use but […]
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10th May 2020 / 8th May 2020 by martynhurt
Our current food system is riddled with risks, inequalities and fragilities. Some of these are being exposed and exacerbated by the current pandemic. Farmers have been forced to pour milk down the drain or plough crops back into the field, whilst supermarket profits have soared yet an estimated 3 million Britons have gone hungry. Our health […]
9th May 2020 / 8th May 2020 by martynhurt
The £60 million in bonuses paid out to the family of Easyjet’s founder just weeks before the company secured a £600 million loan from the Treasury, while Richard Branson lobbies for government support from his Caribbean island, tells you everything you need to know about bailouts: the public take the risk, while the private sector […]
8th May 2020 / 8th May 2020 by martynhurt
Nine priorities for government action to ensure short- term responses to the coronavirus crisis create resilient green foundations for a better future The Coronavirus crisis has changed everything. It has reminded us who and what really matters in our lives. It has laid bare the profound weaknesses of an economy which has systematically eroded our […]