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Sustainability: The green economy

Before the 2010 election the Conservatives’ policy rebranding included ‘The low carbon economy - security, stability and green growth’. It laid claim to “A vision of a different Britain...of a Britain which leads the world in new green technologies ...a...

Why Post Offices deliver community cohesion

The Post Office is one of the best-loved institutions in the country, and that isn’t just because of the formal services the network provides.

A House of Commons Business Select Committee report (2009) on the future of the Post Office stated...

Labour's New Towns: Lessons from Milton Keynes

Renewed interest in house building is an important aspect of boosting construction in a post-recession in economy. The drop in construction in the 2008 period was marked, yet it did not tell the whole story of Britain’s modern relationship with...

2014, Labour's year of...reducing energy poverty

Since Ed Miliband announced Labour’s plan for a 20 month energy price freeze at Labour conference in Brighton energy has never strayed far from the top of the political agenda.

Freezing prices for 20 months, whilst we implement our broader package...

2014, Labour's year of...Fighting energy poverty

Since Ed Miliband announced Labour’s plan for a 20 month energy price freeze at Labour conference in Brighton energy has never strayed far from the top of the political agenda.

Freezing prices for 20 months, whilst we implement our broader package...

Rural idyll? The forgotten faces of fuel poverty

Historically, rural households have been the forgotten faces of fuel poverty. Hidden beneath the idyll of chocolate-box cottages and rolling countryside, households in rural areas are more likely to suffer from fuel poverty than their urban counterparts and schemes designed...

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