Can hydrogen and CCS save one another?
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) and the ‘hydrogen economy’ have long been touted as essential tools in decarbonising our energy system, yet they have always seemed to be 10 years away. CCS in the UK received a major blow in 2015 when the Government...
The EU is becoming less hospitable for Ireland – it’s time it joined Britain in leaving
By setting out its plan for avoiding a “hard border” between the Republic and Northern Ireland, the UK Government has emphasised once again the strength of the UK and Ireland’s common interests. The new Irish Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, had already laid down the...
The panic about a Brexit legal limbo isn’t justified
In widely reported remarks earlier this week, Lord Neuberger, the outgoing President of the Supreme Court, called for Parliament to tell our judges very clearly how rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) are to be dealt with after Brexit. Lord...
Beware the aftershocks of the youthquake – it’s a bit more complicated than that
As we approach A-level Results Day—and in the shadow of the “youthquake” of the general election linked to Labour’s promises on university fee abolition—there has been considerable discussion about the ever-vexed question of university access. The Sutton Trust’s...