Interim good news

The Glover review is showing a bit of ankle and it looks quite attractive in some ways. The trouble with these sneak previews of reports is that one knows that they are aiming to give something to everyone and that the full report might not be so attractive and, in any case, it all depends…

An NE staff member writes…

The following is a lightly edited version of an email I recently received from someone whose identity I know, and who I know to be a NE employee.  Understandably their identity is not revealed here. The editing I have done is mostly to remove clues as to their identity. I work for NE.  I’m writing…

Trusted trustees (1) – Lord Peel

Lord Peel is the first in a new series of blogs introducing you to the trustees, chairs and patrons of wildlife and environmental charities etc.  The idea is to let you know who is running or has a senior, perhaps albeit largely honorary, position in your favourite, or least favourite, charity. I have a few…

The Gove Test – some thoughts

The ‘Gove test’ for the environment is ‘If we want the UK’s approach to environmental protection and enhancement to be seen as the best in the world, what does that mean and what does it look like at a local, national and global level?‘. I’m offering a wide range of organisations the opportunity to publish…

Guest blog – The National Trust and Nature by Simon Pryor

    Simon Pryor is the National Trust’ Natural Environment Director and is responding to my blog (and your comments) last week.       Hi Mark I’m glad you wrote a blog on the announcement of out ‘ambitions for nature’; and as we’d all expect, you asked some probing and provocative questions!  So thanks…