Tag Archives: UKIP

The EU: environmental good or ill?

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Miles King

The next political tremor tomorrow when the Euro elections results are announced, no doubt will be reported by Nick Robinson on the BBC as a Magnititude 10 super quake. Has Farage got hold of polaroids of Nick as a student … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, bureaucracy, Common Agricultural Policy, corporate lobbying, European environment policy, Habitats Directive, NFU, SSSis, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 5 Comments

UKIPs policy for farm subsidies: strip away all environmental protections and public goods.

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Miles King

As we approach the dreaded Euro Elections on Thursday, I have been keeping (or should that be kipping) an eye on some of the claims made by UKIP on matters environmental. Last week they claimed that every household in the … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, Common Agricultural Policy, deregulation, ecosystem services, farming, UKIP | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

A political blog: the unholy alliance between UKIP and the Marxist Libertarians

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Miles King

the cheeky chappy   Last week I forced myself to watch a Channel 4 documentary “Nigel Farage: who are you?”, made by self-styled “fashionable left-wing film-maker turned wicked libertarian” Martin Durkin. He has previously made such edifying and entertaining pieces … Continue reading →

Posted in anti conservation rhetoric, anti-environmental rhetoric, Astroturfing, climate change, Living Marxism, Matt Ridley, UKIP | Tagged , , , , | 12 Comments