Biotechnology could, in principle, wipe out Scotland’s midges, but it would be extremely complex and would arouse opposition. There are a few biotechnological methods that could be used to control or even eradicate Culicoides impunctatus (the Highland midge):

For instance, my team at the Treasury and I did not foresee that the cost of generating electricity from solar panels would fall by 77% between 2014 and 2024, or that battery costs would plummet by 84% over the same period.

Professor Andy Summers of the Centre for Analysis of Taxation, which first proposed the policy, said it had been largely made possible by Brexit.

The discovery that affluent neighbourhoods have more diversity of nature has implications for human wellbeing – and sheds light on the structural injustices in cities

There is strong evidence that planning restrictions, high taxes, and complex regulation all act as drag factors on enterprise and productivity in the UK.

This imposes real constraints on public spending. But the idea of a funding crisis is overblown.

Thatcher's legacy appears to be overlooked in her home country, where it  is needed the most during these challenging times while Japan’s first  female PM has made her a role model. 

The surprise and convincing win by Plaid Cymru in the Caerphilly Senedd by-election has set political analysts wondering if it forebodes the break-up of the United Kingdom. 

Offshore windfarm companies may be exempted from new UK nature rules in an attempt to keep down the cost of renewable energy, the Guardian has learned.

 The UK government has a long history of keeping an eye on its citizens, once through opened letters, now through digital surveillance.

Jess Ralston, head of energy at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit thinktank, said: “Every bit of free wind and sun power that we harness means we need to buy less foreign gas from abroad, boosting our energy security.”

Ryan Bourne, writing for Cato, produces impressive statistics in favour of driverless cars.