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Green Thursday Good, Black Friday Bad

A very jolly green outing yesterday threw today - Black Friday - into even sharper perspective. Habitat Aid made it into the top 50 green businesses in the West and...

Peaky Blinders

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 Black Country...

Climate Change, Hen Harriers and Bees in the Po...

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 say it was...

A Christmas Tale

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 Christmas tree as I usually...

A Sense of Perspective

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 battlefields...

The Green Blob

Owen Paterson wrote an astonishing piece in the Sunday Telegraph yesterday, culminating in an attack on what he called the "Green Blob". For the point of record, I am that...