Category Archives: Environment

The wind that blows us all some good

Posted on April 24, 2014 by ianchisnall

Building man made structures within sight of residents or in places where holiday makers or tourists visit is almost bound to be contentious. My own view is that wind turbines are attractive and whilst not as worthy of a visit as a traditional windmill, I … Continue reading →

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Good on their Lordships

Posted on April 17, 2014 by ianchisnall

Yesterday we heard some apparently conflicting news. Foodbank use is up by 30% and Unemployment is down to below 7%. The opposition parties were almost silent about the latter but the Government was equally silent about the former. The two … Continue reading →

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A Power Broker in our midst

Posted on April 9, 2014 by ianchisnall

Charles Hendry, MP for Wealden plans to retire from Parliament in May 2015, so it is not unreasonable that the 55 year old should be looking around for some of the possible ways of earning a living post the election. He is a capable … Continue reading →

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Can we make trade work?

Posted on April 7, 2014 by ianchisnall

In just over 6 weeks all of us who are entitled to do so will have voted in the European Elections or chosen to abstain. There is a great deal at stake and one of the issues that I wrote … Continue reading →

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Power to the people

Posted on March 28, 2014 by ianchisnall

Our annual production of electricity in 2013 from renewable sources reached 52.8 Terra Watt Hours in 2013, a significant increase from 2012 when the production reached 41.3 TWH. Behind these statistics released yesterday by the Department for Energy and Climate Change … Continue reading →

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Where is the bird?

Posted on March 12, 2014 by ianchisnall

Speaking personally I love the experience of sitting in the seat of a jet plane as it roars along the run way towards the point at which the thrust of the enormous engines lifts the huge bulk of the metal … Continue reading →

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Our place in the World

Posted on March 9, 2014 by ianchisnall

This morning in an interview with Andrew Marr, William Hague admitted that there was no prospect of Military Intervention in the dispute between President Putin and what remains of the Ukraine Government. Although this risks portraying impotence in our proud and powerful … Continue reading →

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Who stripped the Roof?

Posted on February 12, 2014 by ianchisnall

At the outset of the coalition Government one of the comments that was regularly rolled by some of the new Ministers, was that the Labour Government had failed to mend the roof whilst the sun was shining. This was used in conjunction … Continue reading →

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Fairtrade Chintz?

Posted on February 4, 2014 by ianchisnall

Ikea extolled the virtue of ‘Chucking out our Chintz’ and have been replacing it with Cotton, most of which was sourced from unsustainable sources until last year. Each year they purchase around 110,000 tonnes of Cotton, yet in 2012 only 34% of … Continue reading →

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The right sort of red tape

Posted on January 28, 2014 by ianchisnall

It would be a strange Government that openly promised to introduce more red tape. Just as train companies announce the wrong sort of rain, snow or leaves on the line, there appear to be different types of red tape. Yesterday David Cameron was … Continue reading →

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