Last month I was watching a rush on the House of Commons by environmental activists when a passing American businessman asked what the protest was about. "Climate change," I informed him. 'That's why I'm here," he said. "I'm having dinner with a client looking for investment in a new energy technology." Wow! I thought. Venture capitalists are now identifying with climate change campaigners. This is all so mainstream now.rnLooking down my local high street, the economic downturn is visibly in action. Three businesses have upped sticks and gone - all property services opened and closed within the last five years - a conveyancer, an estate agent for Spanish villas and an office interior designer.
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