Turning the Big Yellow green
I’ve just been appointed a board member of FTSE 250 company The Big Yellow Self [...]
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Getting beds (Sep19)
I received an email last week giving me some shocking information about the number of [...]
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SMART METERS ARE SMART (Sep19)
My son, Monty, has worked out how we can save over £2,000 per annum on [...]
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Going wild in Dorset (Sep19)
I’m tremendously excited about our new landscaping project… The central idea is wilding and I’m [...]
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McDonalds are wrong to switch to paper straws (Aug19)
I can’t count the number of times when I’ve said I don’t want a straw [...]
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Frightening floor paint may be greener than I thought…(Jul19)
I tried to order 10 litre pots, but was told that 5 litres would be [...]
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Butterflies love this meadow
A wonderful place near me. It’s full of wild flowers. Butterflies and bees love it. [...]
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I love electric bikes (Jun19)
Sailing through the countryside. Exploring hidden routes. Getting some much needed exercise… It’s wonderful. [...]
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Speaking at Lyme Regis fossil festival (May19)
I had to walk right round the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis before finding the [...]
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I’m feeding my dog insects! (Apr19)
The brilliant thing about this is that it’s better for the planet – and apparently [...]
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Let’s hope Catholic bishops become extinct in Kenya (Feb19)
I can’t believe the latest nonsense from the Catholic Church in Kenya. Bishop Kariuki is asking Christians [...]
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Getting better at a ‘Green’ Christmas (Dec18)
Christmas decorations at home – including reindeer made from recycled bolts and springs and motorbike [...]
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Watching ‘Blue’ made people angry (Dec18)
It was difficult to decide which part of the film made me more angry. High [...]
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CHASE Africa empowers women through family planning (Nov18)
“I’m not a great supporter of aid in Africa. I’m much keener on getting things [...]
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Converting people to Sodastream (Nov18)
Many of us remember having a Sodastream in our childhood. Then it seemed to disappear [...]
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War on Waste – Not just plastics (Oct18)
I’ve now done multiple speeches about plastics and waste. The more I do, the more [...]
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