Category Archives: neoliberalism

Owen Paterson: Enlightenment Man

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Miles King

Owen Paterson is Enlightenment Man in the modern day. OP believes that the environment needs to be improved and repeats this at every opportunity. He also promotes individualism and the public benefits derived from private profit-making. This is his central … Continue reading →

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Biodiversity Offsetting and Lodge Hill Part 2

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Miles King

At the end of Natural England’s press release confirming Lodge Hill had become an SSSI on tuesday were these words. “The decision to extend the SSSI clarifies the environmental importance of the site but does not determine whether or not … Continue reading →

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Conservation needs Change

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Miles King

This a continuation of the series of blogs stimulated by the re-wilding and conservation debate at the Linnean Society on Wednesday. I looked at how people’s relationship with nature has evolved to the point now where we can more or … Continue reading →

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The Age of Can Do

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Miles King

Here’s the piece Mark Avery published on his blog this morning. It encompasses some of the thinking I’ve been doing in preparation for this evening’s debate. Let me know what you think. Can Do We are living in the age … Continue reading →

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Biodiversity Offsetting – some further thoughts

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Miles King

Today’s blog appears on the Woodland Trust Blog site. http://wtcampaigns.wordpress.com/2013/10/26/biodiversity-offsetting-some-related-issues/.

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Feral by George Monbiot – a review

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Miles King

The Feral Shore I have promised myself, and some of you, that I would write a review of Feral by George Monbiot. I enjoyed the book, at least in parts. Although I will try and refrain from Ad hominem criticism … Continue reading →

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For the Greater Good

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Miles King

Yesterday’s Guardian (or it may have been the Observer) carried an interview with NFU President Peter Kendall, in which Peter observed sagely that climate change is now the biggest threat to British Farming – not through gentle warming, but extreme, … Continue reading →

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