The Green New Deal and the City of London

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The argument that the city of London is good for this country is a complete and utter fallacy, says Lord Tebbit. It's making Britain into what it has now become in the last 20, 30 years after financialization went crazy, he adds. The answer? Well, one place is tax havens - where does money come from to fund Green New Deal projects? "We're here in London. We're not far away from theCity of London," Mr Tebbit said.

The liberal order is under threat. Increasing inequality, the rise of far-right nationalism and the climate emergency pose unprecedented challenges. It’s time for some radical thinking. In November 2019 Intelligence Squared brought to its stage two of the world’s great radicals – Yanis Varoufakis, the former Greek finance minister known for his trademark leather jacket, motorbike and self-described erratic Marxism, and legendary music producer Brian Eno, known for his progressive politics and human rights activism. The evening was chaired by BBC journalist and broadcaster Ritula Shah.

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