The economic collapse: four points and a question

1) S&P aren’t the point. Let’s be clear: there are serious economic problems in America. But we shouldn’t take the Standards & Poor downgrading as a serious economic problem in itself. For a start these masters of the universe managed to get their sums $2tn out. I’ll pause there so you can reflect on that. [...]

Why we’re dragging the Treasury to court – again

As well as moonlighting here at Bright Green Scotland, I spend my day-job working for student network People & Planet campaigning on fossil fuel funding. Yesterday, we lodged legal proceedings against the Treasury, again. This is the latest stage in the fight to stop them allowing RBS to bankroll fossil fuel projects with public money. [...]