Day: 16 January 2020

The Green Deal – get ready for the ride

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Re-reading the European Green Deal (11.12.19) I am struck by the magnitude of what’s being tabled. It’s an agenda of a radical overhaul of today’s economy.  It makes the  1930s New Deal or the 2008  Great Bail Out seem small scale rehearsals. Yet, I am cautious of the real value of printing paper with grand … Read more

What will the Environment Committee look like on 1 February 2020

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The UK’s leaving the EU at the end of the month has some practical impacts. The UK’s 73 MEPs leave.  TMany of their seats will be replaced by MEP’s in waiting in other countries. First, the Environment Committee goes up  ENVI up to 81 seats. That means one in ten MEPs now sit on the … Read more

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