Fob me, fob me

Philip Hammond says that the British people will not be fobbed off with minor changes to the EU. Well, he didn’t ask me and I’m completely ready to be fobbed off – fob me, fob me! Give me the EU over the Tory party any time, please. And David Cameron wants me to be fobbed…

Guest blog – Mystery of the slugs by Brin Best

Brin Best is an award-winning author who writes from his home in the Yorkshire Dales. He has written over 20 books, many best-sellers in their field, including several titles about biodiversity and natural history. Brin has also been the trustee of three environmental charities, and served as a Council member of the RSPB for four…

Oscar Dewhurst – Mountain Bluebird

Oscar writes: In September I spent a week in Yellowstone National Park with my family. Mountain Bluebirds were everywhere there, so I spent a bit of time trying to photograph them one afternoon while we were at Mammoth Hot Springs. This one briefly perched on a small pine tree, and I took this as it…

My inbox

Do you look forward to, or dread, reading your new emails? I’m quite keen on mine, partly because, just occasionally, I get one like this:   As a farmer I have often been a bit sensitive to your opinions, but at least I now know you allow that some of us are the good guys!…