Crispin Williams
Crispin Williams
Infrastructure can stop attack of the zombies
Infrastructure is not very sexy. We don’t see many column inches devoted to it. No Hollywood blockbusters focus on the struggle for infrastructure, as opposed to struggles for freedom or rights, for example.
But it may be infrastructure (e.g., rail, power stations, schools and hospitals) that stands as the best defence against another Hollywood horror that [...]
Credit’s due where it’s due
After writing back in September (see here) at my disappointment that Labour had failed to support Adair Turner’s call for a Tobin tax, I was delighted to see Gordon Brown endorse the idea at this weekend’s G20 summit in St. Andrews.
The UK Prime Minister called for “a better economic and social contract between financial institutions [...]
Where now for Trident?
Sometimes, things that you expect still take you completely by surprise. The tangible electricity in the air as applause erupted around me at the Scottish National Party (SNP) Conference with First Minister Alex Salmond’s call for the Trident replacement to be scrapped, was one of them.
Such a response is to be expected after all from [...]
Where’s the plan for climate change’s implications?
December 7-18, 2009 will be a historic moment for humankind with a make or break deal on climate change up for discussion at the UN Conference in Copenhagen. But, when future generations look back, the real missed opportunity of this period may be the failure to discuss a globally coordinated response to the implications of [...]
Lack of Political Will is real Block to Tobin
Some things are conspicuous by their absence and the deafening silence that greeted Lord Turner’s call for a Tobin tax last week from the political left, sadly rates as one of them.
The end of the political holiday season might be argued to be an excuse for this absence of support. But after a savage year [...]