Brilliant from Ashcroft on political zeitgeist in US. If short on time read from 4th last graph: America at the midterms - Lord Ashcroft Polls lordashcroftpolls.com/2018/09/americ… via Lord Ashcroft

Worth listening to PM's speech. Explains why the Gov'nt must honour referendum result (like or not), that the UK will not be dismantled to please EU, that hard border must not separate NI from Eire, that EU citizens in UK will be safe. This is the speech of a leader (at last)

SEC files lawsuit against Tesla CEO Elon Musk alleging securities fraud - Manhattan federal court records $TSLA

I think this a good summary of Supreme Court hearing by Axios. See this by leading US politician “what ugly times; we may be doomed”. That’s the problem - our leaders are only just waking up! axios.com/newsletters/ax…

"I think it's 80, 90% likely there's going to be a deal": David Davis to Sophy Ridge, Sky

If only ... if only she could be in a position to take up the baton when it needs to be caught and held up high

A clear thread on this topic, worth a read, tho if you didn’t understand this already, you haven’t really been thinking too deeply about Brexit up till now.

Good summary of the revolt against post WWII order - gave peace & prosperity for 70 yrs. Philosopher John Gray believes we don't advance, we just go round in circles. Let's not circle back to 1914. 'A triangle of global anger' axios.com/newsletters/ax… #axiosfutureofwork

Lazard have just produced their latest LCOE report comparing #renewableenergy with #conventionalenergy assets. The bottom line is that on both marginal and average LCOE bases, utility scale #solarpv and #onshorewind compete favou…lnkd.in/fzRYM_x lnkd.in/fdFu6Va

This post contains something of an appeal to my peers. As Sir David Attenborough (below) attests to the existential threat of climate change at #COP24 in Katowice, scattered hi-viz politicians around the world continue to deny the…lnkd.in/g5upH5V lnkd.in/gEBAuQ5

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It is often said that one of the most important attributes of a leader is an ability to act when you realise the path you're on is the wrong one. As discussed by MacDuffie, Whitman and Gordon in this article from Knowledge@Whatron…lnkd.in/gthcXJq lnkd.in/gGsBbDh

This article in WSJ points out that bankrupt PG&E had not taken sufficient actions to combat the risk of catastrophic #climate events, despite accepting the #science and pushing towards #clean #fuel. Hindsight is a wonderful thing…lnkd.in/f7-bCT8 lnkd.in/fdvYFdj

Fascinating analysis, for those who have the stamina to keep looking at the details of British Brexit manoeuvres

This article by @@SolarConstant at #Bloomberg NEF shows that the capital cost of renewables is declining rapidly, with most recent gains in Solar. Not surprising - onshore wind has been mature for a long time and gains are increme…lnkd.in/fdUas5T lnkd.in/fr9YxwY

This is a wonderful illustration of the kind of environment that allows for truly breakthrough innovation. It's crazy, it doesn't involve 50page business cases or investment hurdles, it involves vision. This illustration is taken from Mike Allen and his…lnkd.in/fJvbexZ

I argue, as a Brexiteer, that we need to take a long deep breath. We need to swallow our pride, and think again. My new piece for Open Democracy makes the case for a long Brexit pause for reflection: opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocra…

It's very simple really. All the news around it is a distraction (Trump, statues, sticks and stones) #BlackLivesMatter

Pleased to be able to participate in #Singapore International Cyber Week (#SICW20200). Some key themes (among many): 1. What can the #cybersecurity world learn from #covid . 2. How will #uschina trade tensions affect the developme…lnkd.in/gjrGjmV lnkd.in/gRvUD7a

Wow