CLIMATE CHANGE IS at the top of my agenda and, given both the ever more disturbing scientific evidence and the lamentable absence of a coherent international response, it’s likely to stay that way. Conservative Party Leader David Cameron has said that tackling climate change “is not just about ticking off a few boxes – it is about changing our political system and changing our lifestyles”. Present political systems are not, to use a phrase familiar to New Labour, fit for purpose.
I am generally sceptical about the efficacy of government intervention; history suggests that, with a few notable ...
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