The next government should build three million new social
homes, spend 2% of GDP to fight the climate crisis, and invest £75bn to offer
minimum income protection and universal basic services – among other measures –
to start transforming the UK economy, according to a new package of policies
published by New Economics Foundation (NEF). Setting out a vision for a new
economy that tackles economic, ecological, and democratic problems, NEF
outlines a plan to provide a decent safety net and provide high levels of
lifelong care – backed by “huge” investment in a new generation of jobs in the
industries and infrastructures needed to tackle the climate crisis. Read more
on the NEF website.
Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof |
Tom Allan
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*Glenisla, Angus:* Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so.
Still, as a local told me, ‘you cannae blame them wanting somewhere to live’
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