Monthly Archives: June 2018

Hollow Promises: A Brexit impact assessment

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Miles King

Can it really be two years since the Earthquake struck and the UK voted to leave the EU? It seems both much longer, and no time at all. So, on this anniversary, I thought it would be timely to explore … Continue reading →

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Brexit – Two Years On.

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Miles King

Two years ago today – that fateful day when the UK voted, by the slimmest of margins, to leave the EU. I’d loved to have gone on the People’s Vote march in London, even though I’m ambivalent about whether there … Continue reading →

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Quoth the Raven: Never More.

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Miles King

On Friday last week Defra announced that Natural England chair Andrew Sells would be standing down in January 2019, a year earlier than had originally been planned. Sells joined the Natural England board in 2014 on his first 3 year … Continue reading →

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Green Alliance brief on the EU withdrawal bill Green Watchdog amendment

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Miles King

Since I wrote the earlier piece on moves to strengthen environmental protection via the EU withdrawal bill, Green Alliance has produced this very useful briefing note. MPs vote tomorrow, so I am posting this now so you can draw your … Continue reading →

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Will Gove get his way, for a toothier Green Watchdog?

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Miles King

The Brexit train continues to head towards the buffers. Today sees the EU Withdrawal Bill (aka The Big Brexit Bill) return to the House of Commons, where MPs will consider what to do with its tattered remains, after it received … Continue reading →

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Jacob Rees-Mogg and his fantasy Scrublands

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Miles King

  You would have to be a hermit to be unaware of the housing crisis which grips towns and cities across England. Homeless people line our high streets and occupy shop-fronts. But the housing crisis is far wider than that … Continue reading →

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The Nitrogen Dilemma

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Miles King

Are humans, and everything we do, part of nature? Or have we evolved to the point where what we do is no longer considered “natural”? This might seem like a philosophical question, but the answer to it has a great … Continue reading →

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