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Owen Paterson: Enlightenment Man

Posted on November 25, 2013 by

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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Party Time 2: Owen Paterson’s Speech at the Tory Party Conference

Posted on October 1, 2013 by

I don’t have time to write an analysis of Owen Paterson’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference, but you can read it here. I’ll try and take a look at it this evening. At a fringe meeting Paterson also appeared … Continue reading →

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GMOs can bring Owen Paterson and George Monbiot together

Posted on June 21, 2013 by

Has our esteemed Secretary of State for the Environment Owen Paterson been reading George Monbiot’s new book Feral, where he rewilds himself in order to attain an enlightened state that reveals a vision of a rewilded future? For me this … Continue reading →

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