Climate march in London today

Together we are powerful – that was the message that thousands of people sent to our politicians in London this afternoon – and others were sending the same message in other cities across the UK and across the world this weekend. How many of us were there? I don’t know. I’d guess 20,000-40,000 but maybe…

Calling all (Lib Dems and) Greens

The Green Party of England and Wales is the only UK political party, as far as I am aware, which supports a ban of driven grouse shooting.  And this has not just been through passive support, the party leader, Natalie Bennett, has added her name to the #justiceforannie thunderclap and has spoken out in social…

Sunday book review – Yorkshire Dales by John Lee

Sometimes I have a book for a while and I keep putting it down and the voice in my head says ‘I’ll settle down and read it a bit later’ and when that happens it’s a pretty good bet that I’m not going to be gripped by the book.  This was one of those books…

Calling all Lib Dems (and Greens)

I have blogged before about the fact that one of Tim Bonner’s and the Countryside Alliance’s errors (we are making quite a long list) is that those that oppose driven grouse shooting are a bunch of left-wing townies, whereas actually we know that it is in Conservative rural constituencies, like that of the Defra Minister…

Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill

                I hope I might see a few readers of this blog on the streets of London tomorrow. Politician work for us – but as with everything, they must be made to listen. We live in a democracy – take to the streets to make your voice heard…