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National reset: Blueprint for restructuring and transition
The demise of Nigeria, foretold for decades, is finally upon us. The combination of continuous economic degradation and the growing industrialisation of criminality and insecurity in the country makes this moment different. One can equivocate about the import of the various macroeconomic and social indicators, for and against this assertion, but the evidence on the streets where real life happens is unassailable.
Technology unravels strategy and the weakness of AUKUS
Developments in technology, their consequences for strategic policy and challenges in sustaining Australia’s submarine warfare capability are the ultimate challenges to AUKUS. We argue elsewhere that advances in submarine battery technologies will have changed the prospects for regional undersea warfare at about the time that Australia’s first AUKUS nuclear powered submarines (SSN) become operational.
Technology unravels strategy and the weakness of AUKUS
Developments in technology, their consequences for strategic policy and challenges in sustaining Australia’s submarine warfare capability are the ultimate challenges to AUKUS. We argue elsewhere that advances in submarine battery technologies will have changed the prospects for regional undersea warfare at about the time that Australia’s first AUKUS nuclear powered submarines (SSN) become operational.
Undersea warfare is moving faster than AUKUS
Rapid advances in lithium-metal battery systems, all-electric submarines and autonomous underwater vehicles are reshaping undersea warfare well before Australia is likely to deploy an operational nuclear-powered submarine force. As the Department of Defence asserts there is no alternative to the lumbering AUKUS program, conventional submarine technology is rapidly evolving. It will constrain what Australia can do with its nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs).
Undersea warfare is moving faster than AUKUS
Rapid advances in lithium-metal battery systems, all-electric submarines and autonomous underwater vehicles are reshaping undersea warfare well before Australia is likely to deploy an operational nuclear-powered submarine force. As the Department of Defence asserts there is no alternative to the lumbering AUKUS program, conventional submarine technology is rapidly evolving. It will constrain what Australia can do with its nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs).
China and renewable energy: The global impact
China’s _renewable energy program_ is not a local curiosity. It marks a tu__r__ning point in history with profound consequences for the rest of the globe. Even though the transition has decades to run, it is already affecting the world with a foretelling of the profound changes to come. China’s embrace of renewable energy technologies is transforming its economy.
Dying for data | David Jones
Large data centers are popping up around Montana, providing the incredible amounts of computing power many of our advanced technologies require. Cloud services, cryptocurrencies, video media and the exponential growth of artificial intelligence all drive this build-out in what promoters call a “booming industry poised to become the backbone of the economy.” I leave it to others to debate the value of these technologies.
Dying for data | David Jones
Large data centers are popping up around Montana, providing the incredible amounts of computing power many of our advanced technologies require. Cloud services, cryptocurrencies, video media and the exponential growth of artificial intelligence all drive this build-out in what promoters call a “booming industry poised to become the backbone of the economy.” I leave it to others to debate the value of these technologies.
China and renewable energy: Dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
China’s deployment of renewable energy technologies is spectacular and globally dominant, but is not its primary focus. Beijing is deliberately building on the potential of these technologies to underpin a fundamental change in its economy, one that will see it become a leader in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, become the first major industrial electrostate and open the way to greater global influence. China clearly leads the global transition to renewable energy generation.
China’s not-so-quiet energy revolution: Towards the world’s first industrial electrostate
In 2023, China increased its deployment of solar and wind energy three-fold. This trend accelerated in 2024, with China installing nearly 65% of the world’s new low emission energy electricity generation. The world’s largest industrial economy is now on track to become the world’s first major industrial electrostate by around 2040, based on low-cost, low-emission electrical energy generation at unprecedented scale. China is the world’s largest industrial economy.
The wrong trousers: focusing on the real AUKUS issue
_The AUKUS agreement is controversial. It covers advanced military technologies whose future is contested by experts. There is also a vigorous discussion over whether the agreement has compromised Australia’s autonomy on strategic policy making and implementation. Yet this latter debate completely misses why AUKUS is at risk of failure. _ AUKUS’ “Tier One” objective is to develop the capacity of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to operate nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN).
The Housing Conundrum - David Jones of Evans Jones
By David Jones, managing director of Evans Jones The Government latest published figures for the affordable housing delivery in England (2023-24) record a total of 62, 289 affordable homes completed. This represents the second highest delivery of affordable housing since 2014-15. Whilst this on the face value look good, the underlying trend is much less encouraging. New affordable housing starts to record a decrease of 39% compared to the previous year.
Government proposes changes to local housing supply requirements Evans Jones Cheltenham
By David Jones, managing director of Evans Jones As the government approaches the first 100 days in power, it is appropriate to consider, from a planning and development perspective, changes which have been made or are likely to be made in the coming months. The new government's stated agenda is to Get Britain Building.
The wrong trousers: focusing on the real AUKUS issue
The AUKUS agreement is controversial. It covers advanced military technologies whose future is contested by experts. There is also a vigorous discussion over whether the agreement has compromised Australia’s autonomy on strategic policy making and implementation. Yet this latter debate completely misses why AUKUS is at risk of failure. AUKUS’ “Tier One” objective is to develop the capacity of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to operate nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSN).
Opinion: Why we need dynamic pricing for Oasis concert tickets (and other items, too)
Open this photo in gallery: Ticketmaster became a target of controversy over its use of dynamic pricing in selling ticket for the 1990s Britpop band Oasis’s long-awaited reunion tour across Britain and Ireland.Dado Ruvic/Reuters Please log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free Account David Jones is a director at Cambridge Economic Policy Associates, a fellow-in-residence at the C.D. Howe Institute and an associate at the Canadian Centre for Health Economics.
Planning draft reforms aim to deliver 1.5million new homes each year
By David Jones, managing director of Evans Jones On July 30, 2024, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published draft reforms to the planning system aimed at delivering 1.5 million new homes annually. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner emphasised these reforms as crucial for addressing the housing crisis. The core change involves revision to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), with a consultation period until September 24.
Opinion: Which way, Canada? Make housing cheaper or protect homeowners’ investments?
Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau uses a hammer before speaking about new housing solutions at the CCAT training centre in Woodbridge, Ont., on April 12.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press Please log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free Account David Jones is an economics consultant and a fellow at the Canadian Centre for Health Economics.
Europe, the UK, and the Legacy of Brexit: An Interview with David Frost
Sceptical Europeans often maintain that, if the UK had remained in the European Union, it could have played a key role in turning back the inexorable process of integration. David Frost disagrees. As a member state of the EU, Frost recalls, the UK often promoted views that differed from the mainstream European orthodoxy—but, despite winning tactical victories, it could never influence the strategic direction pursued by EU officials towards ever closer union.
China’s quiet energy revolution: the switch from nuclear to renewable energy
There is now a policy dispute about the roles of nuclear and renewable energy in future Australian low emission energy systems. The experience of China over more than a decade provides compelling evidence on how this debate will be resolved. In December 2011 China’s National Energy Administration announced that China would make nuclear energy the foundation of its electricity generation system in the next “10 to 20 years”.
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) December 2023 - David Jones of Evans Jones
By David Jones, managing director of Evans Jones The first version of the current Framework was introduced by the Cameron /Clegg administration in 2012. Since than it has been subject to various revisions. The NPPF is the backbone of the planning system, setting out the framework for planning decisions made by Local Authorities throughout England. The Government this week published a long-awaited further revision to the Framework.
Opinion: St. Lawrence Seaway strike will likely not be the last – more labour action looms
David Jones is a policy analyst and economist. He is a fellow at the Canadian Centre for Health Economics and is studying public policy at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. Crowds, flags, megaphones, a sea of placards: “Our wages need CPR!” Such has characterized a continuing 18-month wave of strike action across private and public sectors in North America.
Where Net Zero Is So Yesterday
Peter Dutton can follow Rishi Sunak’s lead to walk back the absurd net zero commitments of their previous PMs, argues political science professor David Martin Jones. Nothing became Boris Johnson’s career in British politics more than the manner in which he left it.
Opinion: Shrinkflation is not the enemy – in this economy, the alternative could be worse
David Jones is a policy analyst and economist. He is a fellow at the Canadian Centre for Health Economics, a Telus research fellow and is studying public policy at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. Canada’s biggest grocers are on the naughty seat right now as shoppers voice their outrage over surging food costs. But there’s one result of the pandemic and inflation that shoppers can’t lay at their feet: shrinkflation.
Opinion: The dominance of Uber and fellow tech giants: an anatomy of a monopoly
David Jones is a policy analyst and economist. He is a fellow at the Canadian Centre for Health Economics, a Telus research fellow and is studying public policy at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. Uber Technologies Inc. only recently announced its first ever quarterly profit. That it took so long may surprise some people – such is Uber’s international dominance.
Opinion: In fighting inflation, the Bank of Canada might find hiking interest rates too blunt a tool
David Jones is a policy analyst and economist. He is studying public policy at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. We’re fortunate to live in a world that is constantly advancing. Health care technology offers some pertinent examples (if we politely overlook the odd fax machine).
Opinion: Canada’s other health care crisis: Costs are on a vicious spiral – a looming economic mess
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Social responsibility: Out-behaving the competition
The rapid evolution of social media means brands and companies operate in an ever-changing landscape. Social responsibility: Out-behaving the competition David JonesHavas David Jones describes the evolving social landscape in which companies and brands will operate. Good behaviour will be required by more discerning consumers, placing demands on companies...
Why Davos matters in the age of social media
Editor’s Note: David Jones is the global CEO of Havas, an international advertising and communication services group, co-founder of the global youth charity One Young World and author of Who Cares Wins: Why Good Business is Better Business. He is one of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders.
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