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Ben Westerman

Ben Westerman is an energy policy specialist at Public First.

The key to net zero? UK-EU cooperation

With finances tight and growth sluggish, closer alignment would bring mutual benefit.

By Ben Westerman and Adam Berman

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Why industrial policy is the growth engine of modern economies

The government is hopelessly stuck in the old world of free market shibboleths. Labour mustn’t fall into the same…

By Ben Westerman

The Inflation Reduction Act is rewiring the global economy – Britain must respond

President Biden's flagship piece of domestic legislation resets the relationship between markets and the state.

By Ben Westerman

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