Category Archives: Nature Directives

My tuppence worth on the EU Referendum – and a poll

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Miles King

The big news for the Environment in 2016 is that, as a result of the divisions within the political right in England, we are being forced to vote on whether we want to stay in the European Union in a … Continue reading →

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UKIP reiterates its opposition to nature protection.

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Miles King

Some have recently  suggested that UKIP has a coherent environmental policy. Well, a few UKIP supporters have, anyway. I’ve written previously about the bizarre views of UKIP’s environment spokesperson Andrew Charalambous aka Dr Earth. And then there’s UKIP’s MEP and … Continue reading →

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A Recipe for Disaster? Take two nature directives, add Malta and Boil until weak and tender.

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Miles King

I was going to write a post about the new European Commission and then I read Martin Harper’s blog and decided it more or less said everything I was going to say. So I’m just reblogging it. The only thing … Continue reading →

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