by Colin Hines | Mar 20, 2025 | Blog, News
Redirect Sizewell C funding to the Warm Homes Plan, say campaigners Campaigners call on Rachel Reeves and Ed Miliband to stop Sizewell C and redirect its funding to generate ‘Warm Homes’ jobs in every constituency by the next election Building Sizewell C would...
by Colin Hines | Feb 20, 2025 | Blog
How lucky Labour can see off populism by Colin Hines 19th February 2025 The rise of populist parties in Europe and the rout of the Democrats came about because progressives in Europe and the US have no coherent and easy to understand response to voters’ desire for...
by Colin Hines | Jan 28, 2025 | Blog
Finding the funds for the green transition By Colin Hines This originally appeared as a letter in the Guardian on 26th January 2025. It would appear that Rachel Reeves would rather put growth ahead of protecting our children’s future with net zero policies (Rachel...
by Colin Hines | May 12, 2021 | Blog, Media, Press releases
Green Recovery Bonds: Funding green homes for all Bringing skills and jobs to all parts of the UK could be achieved by a new proposal from the Green New Deal Group, which calls on the Chancellor Rishi Sunak to unveil a new, market leading ‘Green Recovery Bond’ ISA...
by Colin Hines | Feb 15, 2021 | General
In a letter to the Guardian, Richard Murphy and Colin Hines make the case for a Green New Deal to overcome the social and employment effects of the Covid pandemic. There is no better example of what Larry Elliott perceptively terms “capitalism for dummies”, whereby...
