Yes, the current planning system really is at the root of Britain’s housing crisis
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California dreaming: A plan to phase out petrol and diesel cars that might actually work
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Scrapping the scrappage scheme
Related Content It is welcome news that UK Government has dismissed reports that it was considering a scrappage scheme for petrol and diesel cars as a short-term economic stimulus measure. In a typical scrappage scheme, the government would pay car owners to scrap...
Electricity markets under pressure
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