In response to this document published yesterday I said this (in a series of tweets, reproduced here below with typos corrected) and the RSPB said this (lower still): UK context: this is by and for England and Wales. It rather ignores the fact that birds fly around between England and Wales and Scotland. For example,…
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RSPB press release – offshore wind energy projects might be a catalyst for marine restoration
New report shows how the expansion of offshore wind could be a catalyst for marine restoration New report from experts from conservation and energy shows how we can deliver offshore wind safely and help threatened seabird populations to recover and thrive again The UK’s coast and seas are home to amazing wildlife above and below…
RSPB press release
RSPB warns of nature disaster as Tory leadership rhetoric targets laws that protect wildlife RSPB warns that loss of vital laws that protect wildlife, and the bodies that enforce them, will result in a disaster for nature and development free for all. RSPB calls on Tory leadership candidates to urgently commit to high standards and…
Truss beats Sunak – a dead cert?
I’ve made money over the years on political betting, although I nearly got my fingers burned over Brexit and Trump but, in both cases, could see which way the wind was blowing right at the end. The largest bet I’ve ever had was on the result of the 2001 general election which looked like a…
From the Guardian, 27 June 1987
This newspaper (pages 1-2 and 31-32) has been lining a drawer since before our children were born but it relates to Nicholas Ridley’s plans to privatise the 10 regional water authorities in England and Wales, and thus was a step on the road to the mess that is water and sewerage services and their regulation…