Jack's Perspective: UK Election Results

by Jack Martin

Global Chairman, CEO
June 9, 2017

elections

Jack's Perspective: UK Election Results

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With the results in from yesterday’s election in the United Kingdom, it appears that Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May’s strategy of calling for an early snap election to garner a “stronger mandate” to move the country forward with Brexit has failed. Prime Minister May’s gamble backfired, as did that of her predecessor, Prime Minister David … Read more

In a Nutshell: The Politics Behind German Energy Policy

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Leaving other countries in its wake, Germany has been a trailblazer in the shift towards renewable energy in recent years. Chancellor Angela Merkel, in an ambitious turnaround in energy policy, vowed to phase out nuclear energy by 2022, favoring renewable resources in an effort to curb climate change. While the policy, called Energiewende, has yielded … Read more