Category Archives: Neoconoids

Owen Paterson – watch

Posted on November 23, 2014 by

It may not be what normal people think of first on a damp grey November Sunday morning, but I wondered to myself “what’s Owen Paterson up to?” I’ll phone my therapist later. Paterson has launched a “think tank” called UK … Continue reading →

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Will “The Usual Suspects” fund Owen Paterson’s new Dummy Tank UK/2020?

Posted on October 6, 2014 by

      a dummy tank Two and a half years ago I wrote about the Art of Deception, and Operation Fortitude, where inflatable tanks were used to fool the Germans into thinking that D-Day would be an invasion of … Continue reading →

Posted in anti-environmental rhetoric, Astroturfing, corporate lobbying, deregulation, Neoconoids, neoliberalism, Owen Paterson, Think Tanks, UKIP | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

De Mauley’s maturity shows up former boss Paterson

Posted on October 3, 2014 by

          Prince Charles speaks at the Reversing The Trend Conference on meadows (c) Miles King Earlier in the Summer I helped organise a conference on the plight of wildlife-rich grasslands, especially wildflower meadows. Plantlife, Rare Breeds … Continue reading →

Posted in bees, Defra, Friends of the Earth, Lord de Mauley, meadows, Neoconoids, Owen Paterson, Prince Charles, Richard Benyon | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Where does Owen Paterson go from here?

Posted on July 21, 2014 by

Owen Paterson reveals that he sees himself as St George fighting the environmental lobby dragon, or Green Blob as he has called it. He feels that his sacking is a “kick in the teeth” for several hundred hugely wealthy landowners … Continue reading →

Posted in anti conservation rhetoric, anti-environmental rhetoric, Neoconoids, Owen Paterson | Tagged , | 6 Comments