Category Archives: Environment

We must support all rural communities

Posted on July 24, 2017 by ianchisnall

Although I have visited Northern Ireland on several occasions and know some folk who live there, I don’t have a very good handle on how the recent alliance between the Conservative Party and the DUP will have impacted the politics … Continue reading →

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Good news for train travellers in Sussex?

Posted on July 17, 2017 by ianchisnall

There are some positive items of good news that have emerged from Parliament in the last few days, which are worthy of mention and demand a bit of additional nudging. Good news for travellers on the Brighton Mainline?  Last week a … Continue reading →

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The hidden gems in our communities

Posted on July 15, 2017 by ianchisnall

Two disconnected elements that nevertheless have a link: Last night as I returned to Brighton just after 7pm I remembered that I had put an entry into my diary to try to visit the Moulsecoomb Forest Garden and Wildlife Project open … Continue reading →

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Thursday’s vote on Bee protection

Posted on June 25, 2017 by ianchisnall

On Thursday members of the European Parliament Environmental Committee will be asked to vote to allow farmers to continue using Neonicotinoids on food crops. The ban on their use on flowering crops has been in place since 2013. However, the European Food … Continue reading →

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My take on a few of the promises

Posted on May 22, 2017 by ianchisnall

The following is my piece in todays Argus: Now that all of the main parties have published their manifestos it is interesting to see some of the elements that have been included. I confess my focus has been on the … Continue reading →

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Economic and environmental advances

Posted on April 27, 2017 by ianchisnall

It is widely recognised that environmental changes for good and bad take a long time to be measured in a meaningful way, just as long term economic activity is much more sustainable that short term blips. This is highlighted in … Continue reading →

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A bit of a muddle in parliament

Posted on April 23, 2017 by ianchisnall

When Parliamentary questions are being directed at matters that are of concern to local residents, it is inevitable that people will listen to every word and want the MP concerned to squeeze every last drop of value out of the … Continue reading →

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Big can sometimes be beautiful too

Posted on March 31, 2017 by ianchisnall

One of the books that I have in my bookstore is Small is Beautiful by EF Schumacher. When I first read it I was challenged by the idea of how food miles and mass manufacture are bad for our economy. … Continue reading →

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Misunderstanding cause and effect

Posted on March 16, 2017 by ianchisnall

Two speeches in Parliament on the impact of cars vs cycles show how deeply out of touch with common sense some of the people who sit in Parliament really are. We need decision makers who are willing to pay attention … Continue reading →

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We need Ministers with experience

Posted on March 9, 2017 by ianchisnall

Its very telling that our needs as a nation as a whole are treated as insignificant by most Governments compared to the concerns of the well paid bankers and other power brokers in the city of London. This Government like … Continue reading →

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