Category Archives: Environment

Adolescence in Government

Posted on March 28, 2016 by ianchisnall

Almost a year since the General Election that gave jobs to men and women most of whom had already been Ministers for 5 years it is disturbing to watch how so much of their decision making and posturing is adolescent in nature. … Continue reading →

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A Leadsom never changes her spots

Posted on March 4, 2016 by ianchisnall

The reports from the meeting  of the Energy and Climate Change Committee in the House of Commons on Wednesday that Andrea Leadsom lost her temper when questioned by MPs suggests that the real views of this Minister of State at the … Continue reading →

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Food that is not being wasted

Posted on January 19, 2016 by ianchisnall

In the mid 1990’s I was involved in a discussion with the Manager of a local Supermarket. David Moore who now works for Spar gave me a tour of the store he managed and proudly showed off the state of … Continue reading →

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Leadership challenges

Posted on January 12, 2016 by ianchisnall

The idea that resigning after a catastrophic event will make the person resigning seem more credible or the event less catastrophic is clearly naïve. The flood damage in various communities in the North West and North East from this Christmas … Continue reading →

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Faithful recycling

Posted on January 1, 2016 by ianchisnall

This morning arrived with a 6.05 call for recycling from the faithful workers of Cityclean. I confess my alarm going off as usual at 6am was a shock – sadly my alarm clock had failed to be adjusted. The rush to … Continue reading →

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We need a truly responsive Government

Posted on December 9, 2015 by ianchisnall

Its not the first time that David Cameron has visited an area of the UK following devastating flooding and made promises over speed and impact of the help that would be provided to residents. Sadly the failure to deliver previously on … Continue reading →

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We need a diagram too

Posted on November 4, 2015 by ianchisnall

This diagram, based on American data tells a very important story. The deep green bars are the full life cycle cost of electricity generation. It shows that gas (first column) and coal costs will remain constant but that wind and solar … Continue reading →

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Can you feel the need?

Posted on September 22, 2015 by ianchisnall

This is Amber Rudd, MP for Hastings & Rye and also the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Yesterday she was on the radio defending the decision by George Osborne (her ex-boss at the Treasury) to guarantee loans to … Continue reading →

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A need for clarity

Posted on August 31, 2015 by ianchisnall

The following blog was posted in good faith on Monday 31st August 2015 in an attempt to raise my concerns over what I understood to be the loss of 12 Elm Trees in Hove. I have subsequently been contacted by … Continue reading →

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The Governments own legal high

Posted on August 13, 2015 by ianchisnall

The sight on our streets of gas canisters and deflated balloons first thing in the morning are evidence of how some party goers the night before are sourcing Nitrous Oxide for personal consumption. Although the use of laughing gas is not … Continue reading →

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