Tag Archives: Brexit

Unicorns in Brexitland: Panto seasons starts early this year

Posted on November 21, 2018 by

What does Christmas mean to you? John Lewis adverts? An excuse for some retail therapy? Religion? Or Pantomimes? It’s a long time since I went to a Christmas pantomime, but they seem to continue to be very popular. This year, … Continue reading →

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Did Socialism kill off Mrs Tiggywinkle?

Posted on September 12, 2018 by

Hedgehogs are back. Well, when I say they are back, they aren’t back. They are disappearing rapidly. But they are back in the news. Perhaps this is just a valiant effort by a few newspaper editors to keep former Foreign … Continue reading →

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Vested Interests fight back against Gove’s Green Brexit for farming

Posted on August 28, 2018 by

Yesterday we returned to the Great Dorset Steam fair for our annual pilgrimage. The ground had dried out a bit following sunday’s deluge, but not enough for the traction engines to trudge around the main ring, which was a small … Continue reading →

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Will the New Environment Bill be Michael Gove’s golden opportunity, poisoned chalice or a dead duck

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

Let’s face it, it’s been a pretty disastrous couple of weeks for our Prime Minister Theresa May. After the apparent success of the Chequers Brexit agreement, May has lost two of her most outspoken pro-Brexit ministers, whose departure triggered a … Continue reading →

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Farm based inspiration out of the Westminster Bubble: guest blog by Vicki Hird

Posted on July 4, 2018 by

Policy work these days can be stifling; keeping you stuck to a desk, locked in meetings and shuffling around Westminster. It is only a matter of time before we hear news of Brexit fatigue or even burn out. The sheer … Continue reading →

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Hollow Promises: A Brexit impact assessment

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

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

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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Green Alliance brief on the EU withdrawal bill Green Watchdog amendment

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

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

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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Losing the Muscle from Brussels risks leaving the environment protected by a Paper Tiger

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

Now that the consultation over the future of farm support in England has finished, Defra – the UK Government‘s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs – tells us that more than 44,000 responses have been received. So many thanks … Continue reading →

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