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A Shorter Working Week: Will This Be Possible?

Published on: 30th July 2013 by Gareth Evans.

By Dr Gareth Evans (Newcastle University) and Dr Jo Guiver (University of Central Lancashire) The New Economics Foundation (NEF) published a report in February 2010 advocating a move towards the acceptance of a shorter ‘normal’ working week, from around 40 hours to an average of 21 hours. A shorter working week has been proposed to…

Glastonbury 2013: Green travellers paradise

Published on: 15th July 2013 by Eamonn Carey.

There’s a moment when you crest a hill just outside Pilton village and get a perfect view down over Worthy Farm. I crested that hill just over a week ago on the top deck of a packed double-decker bus and suddenly caught a glimpse of the Glastonbury Festival site. There’s something almost biblical about the…

Time to take the plunge on road pricing

Published on: 8th April 2013 by Claire Haigh.

When will the Government make the right decision on road pricing?

Making growth greener

Published on: 14th January 2013 by Claire Haigh.

Did anyone notice that there’d been a crucial round of talks to reduce carbon emissions in Qatar in early December? It would have been easy not to. Not long ago, these occasions attracted almost blanket coverage. Now, as the popular focus lies in a desperate search for economic recovery rather than ‘going green’, the discussions and…