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Category Archives: deregulation
Truss and the Attack on Nature
How long ago it seems when I was writing my last blog considering what impact a Liz Truss prime ministerial reign might look like. Now, just a few weeks later we have a clearer idea – and the vision is … Continue reading
Michael Gove and the American Neoconservatives
Last week I wrote about Michael Gove’s surprise arrival as Secretary of State for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs. There is so much more to write about this, but time is limited and I will not be able to … Continue reading
Is exporting death good for the economy?
We are told, repeatedly, that one of the main reasons why the UK should stay in the European Union, is because we have access to the single market. And this argument is being used in particular for agriculture. But … Continue reading
The true story of David Cameron the Water Voles and the Dredging
Some of you may recall that back in January I wrote about David Cameron’s Water Vole “epiphany”, in which he realised that wildlife didn’t need protecting and the Environment Agency should focus on protecting people’s property, and stop worrying … Continue reading
Posted in David Cameron, deregulation, Dredging, Environment Agency, flooding, Water Voles
Tagged David Cameron, deregulation, floods, Kelmscott, Water Voles
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The story of the Voles, the ditch and the Prime Minister
Those of us who believe that nature is important and that in order for nature to be better protected from the activities of people the best approach is to gather evidence, scientific evidence, analyse it, and present it to those … Continue reading
Posted in David Cameron, deregulation, Dredging, Environment Agency, flooding
Tagged David Cameron, dredging, flooding, water vole
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Food or Floods?
So much has been written about the recent flooding, that I have resisted the temptation to jump in with size 12 boots; not least because, so far, we have escaped the worst of it in the south-west. However, I read … Continue reading
Posted in deregulation, Dieter Helm, farming, flooding, Kerry McCarthy, Liz Truss
Tagged Catchment Management, Dieter Helm, flooding, Kerry mcCarthy, Natural Capital
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Red-Tape fire-starter Francis Maude helped made UKIP chair Steve Crowther a millionaire
As I wrote previously, I thought that Steve Crowther, UKIP’s machiavellian chairman, had made a fortune in the world of Ad agencies and marketing. He co-founded a company called April Six in 2000 and then sold it to The Mission … Continue reading
Posted in deregulation, Think Tanks, UKIP
Tagged de-regulation, Francis Maude, Steve Crowther, UKIP
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Weird: UKIP is now the main political party defending Lodge Hill from development.
Who would have thought that Mark Reckless, MP for Rochester, including Lodge Hill SSSI, would have defected to UKIP? Well I certainly did, just a couple of weeks ago. He had been on the fence between the Tories and UKIP … Continue reading
Posted in deregulation, EIA, Lodge Hill, Mark Reckless, UKIP
Tagged housing, Lodge Hill, Mark Reckless, UKIP
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