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My campaigning life has primarily been focused on business, using market forces to push for change. It’s much more difficult to get governments to be bold and proactive. This view was reinforced by a couple of terms on the District Council in Somerset.

Our new Environment Minister is a disaster (Nov22)

I couldn’t believe it when I saw this video of Thérèse Coffey, the new[...]

02
Nov
Venice is sinking (Mar16)

It felt apocalyptic.  Exceptional flood levels. Sandbags.  Elevated planks to walk along. St Mark’s[...]

01
Mar
EU WEEE Regulation is Bonkers (Jan12)

For anyone that doesn’t know, ‘WEEE’ stands for ‘Waste  Electrical & Electronic Equipment’ –[...]

20
Jan
My goldfish died along with Labour – Here’s my coalition manifesto (May10)

  Zac Goldsmith, formerly editor of the Ecologist, gets elected in Richmond   Chris[...]

12
May
Yarlington Housing (Mar10)

I was the key note speaker at the Yarlington Housing Annual meeting, held in[...]

01
Mar
House of Commons Generation Green Manifesto (Feb10)

Greg Barker, Shadow Minister for Climate hosted the reception at the House of Commons. [...]

01
Feb
Amsterdam declaration – Club of Rome conference (Nov09)

Club of Rome conference delegates   Gorbachev looking a bit grim, arriving at Club[...]

07
Nov
Pig heaven (Jun09)

A friend of mine called Sarah has bought three not so little piglets. They’re[...]

23
Jun
A Trip to Waste Tip (Jun08)

Dimmer landfill site near Castle Cary in Somerset is unusual.  It has a rather[...]

22
Jun
Street light rant (Feb08)

There’s been some discussion recently about councils turning off lights between midnight and dawn.[...]

17
Feb
EU Bureacratic nightmare… (May07)
20th May 2007

It’s been a long time since I’ve done any work for the EU. I[...]

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