Category: environment and the natural world

Planning His Own Demise

Keir Starmer’s attack on our planning system is an almost-perfect repeat of Boris Johnson’s disaster. Why can’t he see that?

The Commoner-Kings

Dartmoor National Park is not dying; it is being killed, and these are the killers.

RIP FFS

As deliberately-contaminated sewage sludge is spread on farmland, it feels as if humanity is on a suicide mission.

Fossil Record

Could Trump and Musk be seeking to end our time on Earth?

Broken Levers

This is how Labour’s war on regulations will stymie its own policies. It is irrational and self-destructive.

Cod Science

An astonishing thing is happening at sea, but the government, backed by an entire “scientific” discipline, seems determined to stifle it.

Nationalise Us

It’s ridiculous that governments leave it to people like me to communicate the need for environmental action.

The Dead-Eyed Rich

The obscene thing I witnessed was like a parable of the madness of extreme wealth.

The One Reliable Pipeline

The tricks and scams which enable the offshore owners of England’s water companies to clean up, while leaving us with their mess.

Chemicals Warfare

Outside the European Union, the UK is becoming a dumping ground for toxic substances.

The Long Wait

Here are the big green policies Labour should adopt.

Shitshow

Toxic chemicals deliberately added to sewage are being spread across a vast area of farmland, with potentially catastrophic effects. We’re suing the government to stop it.

The Flickering

Earth systems are being rushed towards their tipping points by governments that offer us nothing but chaos.

Necroculture

The mass release and shooting of pheasants trashes our ecosystems – and our humanity.

The Bird Cage

The remarkable story behind the disciplining of a major charity shows how power really works.

Six Legs Good

My very amateur photos of some magnificant creatures in the French Alps.