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Category Archives: Environment
Government must work to their strengths
The public conflict that frequently emerges between parts of the Labour Party and parts of the Conservative Party regarding how public services and utilities should be owned and controlled, often appears to be a matter of ideology rather than a … Continue reading
Posted in Charities, Economics, Environment, Housing, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Business, Charities, Conservative Party, Labour Party, Small Businesses
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The straw that breaks the Brexiteers back
Watching Michael Gove speak on Channel 4 news about banning the use of plastic straws, he seems to completely undermine his own logic in his arguments over polluting our seas. His argument is that banning plastic straws is not possible … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Brexit, European Union, Michael Gove, Plastic Straws
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Value for money needs to be understood
This weeks New Statesman magazine includes a piece called “The Problem with Outsourcing” which focuses on the collapse of Carillion and also the possible issues with Capita, Serco, Interserve and Kier, four other companies that specialise in outsourcing. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Environment, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Carillion, Grace Blakely, New Statesman, Outsourcing
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How do we measure pomposity?
It is not difficult to find tweets or other statements that display how many of the so called leaders of our nation lack credibility if one was trying to call them statesmen or stateswomen. The previously posted offensive tweets that … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Johnson, Michael Gove, Sadiq Khan, Toby Young
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Freedom to fly into Europe
Flying for work or pleasure carries a number of challenges, depending on ones wealth and attitude to the environment. I have had the privilege of meeting local campaigners for environmental issues, some of whom I know do fly occasionally when … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Environment, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Aviation, David Davis
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Brexit puts dangerous chemicals in reach
In the absence of the economic and indeed any other assessments by our Government of what Brexit will lead to, we are faced with a myriad of views and analysis that is in the public domain. Any prospect of members … Continue reading
Posted in Community Safety, Environment, EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged B&Q, Boots, Chemicals, Kingfisher, REACH, Screwfix
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The need for consistency by our Council
This news report regarding the failure by Tony Antoniades to paint a building with the right paint, which is now resulting in legal action being taken against him by Brighton & Hove Council, led to a number of comments, some of … Continue reading
We need a renewable energy focal point
It is clear from my recent visits to the sea front and views from various parts of the Downs that the Rampion windfarm is fast developing, with apparently over half the turbines already in place. Last weekend I visited Lancing … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Economics, Environment, Youth Issues
Tagged Solar Farms, Wind Farms
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Cocoa Life good – fairly traded bad
The latest news in the changes to Fairtrade branding seems bound to cause challenges for consumers who are keen to support the producers of the food they purchase. Several years ago I had the pleasure of joining a small group … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton & Hove, Charities, Economics, Education, Environment
Tagged Cred, Fairtrade, Green and Blacks, Greg Valerio, Sainsbury
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An independent sovereign nation
When Liam Fox launched the Grassroots Out campaign in January 2016 he stood in front of 2000 people and said how he wanted to live in “an independent sovereign nation”. Last night he was interviewed on BBC Newsnight and spoke about … Continue reading
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