A history of radioactive decay: Who really messed up the UK’s nuclear industry?
Conservatives like to blame Labour for a lack of UK nuclear power investment, but the cause is privatisation and neglect under both parties.
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Jon Whiteaker
Jon Whiteaker is a senior editor at Investment Monitor focusing on FDI in the energy sector. He is also Middle East and Africa editor. He joined from Euromoney Institutional Investor. He has been a business and finance journalist for more than a decade, five of which he spent as the editor of IJGlobal – a leading news and data title covering energy and infrastructure finance. Jon has reported on transactions and investment trends across all continents and is an experienced leader and participant in industry events.
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Will hosting a World Cup bring investment to Qatar?
There is little evidence to suggest that hosting World Cup tournaments increases a country’s foreign direct investment, so what…
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Is the GCC serious about averting climate catastrophe?
GCC nations continue to contribute to climate change through high domestic emissions and vast hydrocarbon exports, but for how…
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What is a gigafactory and where are they being built?
Gigafactories are an increasingly important driver of FDI, but attracting this investment requires a varied mix of incentives.
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Will the UK achieve greater energy security?
The UK's Energy Security Strategy, announced on 7 April 2022, will do little to assist those struggling to pay…
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Opinion: Men should fight for equal parental leave
Men must campaign for governments and companies to support a more equitable split of parental leave to help reduce…
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Start-up success fuels Stockholm’s FDI story
Stockholm has built on its industrial legacy to become a leading European city for tech start-ups, but will a…
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Can FDI help Helsinki’s demographic challenges?
Greater foreign investment flows into Helsinki's growing tech sector is seen as the route to bringing much-needed immigration into…
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Will new corporate tax slow investment into the UAE?
The introduction of corporate tax in the UAE is symptomatic of how quickly the country is changing but raises…
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