Common Ground
February 16, 2018
Common Ground is a wonderfully slippery fish. It's a charity founded by Sue Clifford and Angela King, which according to its unique website "seek(s...
The Tragedy of the Commons
January 25, 2018
To get a break from Donald Trump at Davos I've been learning about the "tragedy of the commons". It's an idea coined in the 19th century and revive...
Green Crap Redux
January 11, 2018
David Cameron's "green crap" moment was deeply depressing. Not just because of the policy change it indicated, but because it suggested the elector...
Jeremy Clarkson
November 26, 2017
Jeremy Clarkson was the jokey boy at school. He kept you amused by taking the piss out of teachers and less popular kids. He wasn't the sort of blo...
Green Thursday Good, Black Friday Bad
November 24, 2017
A very jolly green outing yesterday threw today - Black Friday - into even sharper perspective. Habitat Aid made it into the top 50 green businesse...
Peaky Blinders
November 21, 2017
I've just watched the first in the new series of the brilliant Peaky Blinders. If you're not a fan, it's a sort of historical drama set in the Blac...
Climate Change, Hen Harriers and Bees in the Post Fact World
December 7, 2016
I had pondering time on my hands today at hospital in Bath, recovering from a minor operation. It went swimmingly, all well thank you - let's just ...
A Christmas Tale
December 14, 2014
I went Christmas tree shopping this afternoon and, as you can see, bought a beautiful tree.
I'm always a bit nervous about buying the family Chr...
A Sense of Perspective
August 25, 2014
I've just got back from an indecently long hols in France, which, yes, was lovely thank you. We did a round trip, with three days of World War One ...
The Green Blob
July 21, 2014
Owen Paterson wrote an astonishing piece in the Sunday Telegraph yesterday, culminating in an attack on what he called the "Green Blob".
For the ...
The Bath and West Show
May 28, 2014
I had a lovely time at the Bath and West show today. It's 15 minutes down the road from us, so I've been a regular attendee as punter or exhibitor ...
The Dog Walk
May 9, 2014
Buttercup, plantain and wild carrot on the dog walk
The orchid field
...and the more prosaic
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