Business Ethics: Compliance vs Conscience
On Saturday there was an interesting, provocative piece in the Telegraph by Charles Moore on the 'Crystal Methodist' Paul Flowers/Co-operative Bank scandal. He argued that...
The ‘cost of living crisis’ is ecological
Oct 9, 2013
The UK's political conference season was dominated by a debate over the 'cost of living crisis'. Labour leader Ed Miliband blamed this on a lack...
More ethics, fracking, Caroline Lucas MP and the EDL…
Aug 23, 2013
Here's a conversation between me and Mrs K yesterday: MrsK: What did you think of [Green MP] Caroline Lucas getting arrested at the Balcombe fracking...
Stand Up and Lead, Godammit!
Jul 5, 2013
Here's the latest in the Green Business Confidential podcast series. It's called "Stand Up and Lead Godammit!" Or, you can download it here and listen...
Obama steps up on climate change (at last)
Jun 25, 2013
It was the big speech everyone concerned with climate change was waiting for. Barack Obama, leader of the world's biggest economy and second biggest carbon...
What do (some) Greens and Climate Change Deniers have in common?
Jun 12, 2013
Oh, the UK's new energy bill. Otherwise much lauded by green industry commentators, the bill put off setting a 2030 decarbonisation target until 2016 -...
Book Review – The Green Book: New Directions For Liberals in Government
May 20, 2013
I've been a member of the UK's third political party, the Liberal Democrats, for the best part of a decade - and an elected Councillor...
How to Unblock Global Progress on Climate Change
May 13, 2013
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was set up at the Earth Summit in 1992. That's 21 years ago and where are...
Triple Dips, GDP and Sustainability
Apr 26, 2013
All eyes were on UK Chancellor George Osborne yesterday as the first quarter's GDP growth results were released. If they were negative, then we would...
Margaret Thatcher: Britain’s only Green Prime Minister
Apr 8, 2013
Margaret Thatcher, who died today, was one of the most divisive political leaders of our time with people either loving or hating her with equal...