Tag Archives: Brexit

Brexit, The Environment Bill and Local Wildlife Sites – a perfect storm?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by

On this supposed “Brexit Day” I’m not going to dwell on the Bongs, or the Flags, or the Farage’s. But one of the consequences of Brexit is that we have a new Environment Bill in Parliament. This is as a … Continue reading →

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Landed Gentry or Brexite – the choice to replace Mary Creagh at the Environmental Audit Committee

Posted on January 27, 2020 by

It’s Brexit week – well it’s not really but the symbolic moment has arrived when we move into the next phase of what will be a very long process – on Friday the transition period will begin – and nothing … Continue reading →

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2019…what a year.

Posted on December 23, 2019 by

This will be my last blog of 2019 as I intend to take a bit of a break from social media. But we’ll see how well that works out! I’m not going to go into any great depth about the … Continue reading →

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The Brexit Charade

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

The Brexit charade continues to play out. Increasingly shrill, even hysterical threats emanate from what we can only assume to be the new bunker built by Dominic Cummings’ dad under Number 10 Downing Street. The latest one, picked up and … Continue reading →

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Brexit Coups, Communism and Civil Assistance; some history.

Posted on September 8, 2019 by

It feels like things are coming to a head. Talk of a coup may be overblown, but the Prime Minister has indicated that he may refuse to abide by an Act of Parliament – you know, the one that will … Continue reading →

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The world in 2130 – a short story by Jane Wilkinson

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

Continuing the series of fiction contributions, this one is from Jane Wilkinson (@bikerjaney) Not sure if you know, Miles, but I have a time machine. I travelled to 2130 last week and it was a surprising place. The climate had … Continue reading →

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Euro Elections provide yet another opportunity to give Government a kicking

Posted on May 13, 2019 by

Brexit seems to throw up one crazy thing after another. After having been told repeatedly by Prime Minister May that “no deal is better than a bad deal”, we now find ourselves in a position where not only has no … Continue reading →

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A Net Loss for Nature

Posted on April 3, 2019 by

An extremely unpleasant new craze is sweeping the nation: It involves wrapping up lengths of hedgerow or even mature trees in netting. The idea is that once a hedge or tree has been netted, birds are unable to nest there. … Continue reading →

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40 days to a crash-out Brexit (well….35 now).

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

To me, forty days is a nice round number. It doesn’t fit in well with our time cycles of days, weeks and months, but it undoubtedly has great symbolic meaning, the  most famous of which, perhaps, is the 40 days … Continue reading →

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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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