DEBATE: In light of the Barclays protests, are climate activists right to target financial institutions? In light of the Barclays protests, are climate activists right to target financial institutions? Adrienne Buller, economist and research fellow at the Common Wealth think tank, says YES. Last week, a leaked JP Morgan report acknowledged that, in a world of accelerating temperature rise, “we cannot rule out catastrophic outcomes where human life as we [...]
Have the economic benefits of post-Brexit free ports been overhyped? Have the economic benefits of post-Brexit free ports been overhyped? Adrienne Buller, senior research fellow at think tank Common Wealth, says YES. Free ports are a white elephant — a symbolic gesture from the government in lieu of meaningful investment in “levelling up” regions outside London. There is little evidence to support the idea that [...]
