David Cameron's EU performance tomorrow is more important to the UK's future than the Budget

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Matthew Spencer and Nick Mabey argue the really critical long term policy signals for the green economy will not be found in the Chancellor's red box

Who says politics is short term? Tomorrow David Cameron and Europe's other premiers will debate the shape of the region's economy in 2030. They'll do so through the lens of climate and energy policy, in...

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