Monthly Archives: April 2014

High Speed Wild: The case for a new Wild Landscape through England

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Miles King

HS2 is about to be given a big push forwards tomorrow when it will receive its second reading – and former Environment shadow Mary Creagh, now Shadow Transport SoS is supporting it. She will be eyeing a cabinet position after … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient Woodland, biodiversity, HS2, rewilding | Tagged , , | 11 Comments

A political blog: the unholy alliance between UKIP and the Marxist Libertarians

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Miles King

the cheeky chappy   Last week I forced myself to watch a Channel 4 documentary “Nigel Farage: who are you?”, made by self-styled “fashionable left-wing film-maker turned wicked libertarian” Martin Durkin. He has previously made such edifying and entertaining pieces … Continue reading →

Posted in anti conservation rhetoric, anti-environmental rhetoric, Astroturfing, climate change, Living Marxism, Matt Ridley, UKIP | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments

Mapping local greenspace: will it help protect these green lungs?

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Miles King

moody greenspace (photo Miles King) As some of you may have guessed, I’m not the biggest fan of Policy Exchange. This is the think tank the Tories love most – its ex-treasurer is the new Natural England chair, Andrew Sells, … Continue reading →

Posted in biodiversity offsetting, greenspace, housing, Policy Exchange | Tagged , , | 10 Comments