Will This COP Be Different?
As world leaders gather at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, there is tremendous ebullience about the potential of green energy sources.
Is Britain becoming a failed state?
What is a failed state? Not so long ago, when I was Britain’s Overseas Development Minister, and later European Commissioner for External Affairs, I would probably have tried to answer the question by pointing to specific examples, including several countries in Latin America and Africa.I would have highlighted tribal conflicts, military coups, economic failure, extremes of poverty, and high mortality rates.