Category Archives: Environment

The cruel sea

Posted on January 17, 2017 by ianchisnall

The relief experienced by residents on the East coast in places such as Jaywick, Mistley and West Mersea when the high tides on Friday night did not cause damage is hard for many of us to fully appreciate. Sussex is … Continue reading →

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The importance of New Zealand

Posted on January 14, 2017 by ianchisnall

Although I have friends living in both Australia and New Zealand I confess if faced with the opportunity to travel to either nation, I would choose New Zealand. Its culture is deemed by many commentators to be some 20 years … Continue reading →

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The need for an appeal

Posted on November 4, 2016 by ianchisnall

According to this mornings news, Samuel Catt aged 21 has been sent a letter fining him for fly tipping in the Lewes Road area of Brighton. The bags of waste he left outside of his home for collection by CityClean, … Continue reading →

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The Chilterns got in the way

Posted on October 25, 2016 by ianchisnall

Speaking on Sunday morning on the Marr show, the Right Honourable Christopher Stephen Grayling MP, the Secretary of State for Transport was asked why the budget for HS2 is once again being expanded from its original £40Bn with suggestions that … Continue reading →

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A Southern Powerhouse?

Posted on September 20, 2016 by ianchisnall

The news that George Osborne is to remain as a backbench MP whilst focusing on his new role as chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership is good news for my birth city of Liverpool. The Northern Powerhouse Partnership appears to … Continue reading →

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Not a great start

Posted on July 21, 2016 by ianchisnall

Some of the choices made by our New Prime Minister as she assembled her Cabinet over the last few days are already showing signs of strain which is of concern to many people including myself. Perhaps more importantly, these problems … Continue reading →

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Food waste – time to write

Posted on July 18, 2016 by ianchisnall

Last Monday Parliaments Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee launched an inquiry into the economic, social, and environmental impact of food waste in England. They have invited people to write to them over the next few months with a … Continue reading →

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The Swarm

Posted on May 31, 2016 by ianchisnall

On Sunday Afternoon while I was cutting the grass in our garden, I heard a deep vibration which could almost have been a drill or mower in a nearby house, but the whining sound grew more intense, before the sky … Continue reading →

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The food we don’t buy

Posted on May 16, 2016 by ianchisnall

Last week J Sainsbury announced that it plans to install combined heat and power (CHP) units in six more of its stores across the UK, bringing the national total up to 16. It is not yet known if any of … Continue reading →

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A 10 year legacy? or not!

Posted on April 22, 2016 by ianchisnall

This week along with marking the 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth is also the 10th Anniversary of a trip to the Artic that the World Wide Fund for Nature organised to take the leader of the Conservative Party. It was … Continue reading →

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