Oh Tony… analysis of the ex-Prime Minister Blair’s latest intervention
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has written an essay on what's wrong with the UK, one of the headlines of which has been reported...
Lessons on Political Leadership and Sustainability Part 2
Last week, I reflected on lessons from my first seven years as a Newcastle City Councillor when I was Deputy Cabinet Member for Environment and...
Gonna Be Elected (or Not) | The Sustainability Show Ep2
So here's the second episode of The Sustainability Show – our four weekly round up episode. I run the rule over the big news of...
Lessons on Political Leadership and Sustainability Part 1
After my political career came to an abrupt end/pause this month, I've been musing on politics and Sustainability. So here's my story of entering local...
The dumbest idea in energy politics…
In 1865, economist William Jevons noted that efficiency in coal-powered machinery didn't lead to reduced coal consumption. Instead, counter-intuitively, efficiency could speed up consumption –...
Cutting Through the Noise: Ketan Joshi on Climate Comms in the Disinformation Age
This week I'm joined by Ketan Joshi, climate communications wizard and author of Windfall:Unlocking a fossil-free future, to discuss how to talk about climate change...
Are we finally seeing the benefits of decarbonising the UK economy?
Like most people, I was rather surprised by the announcement that the UK economy grew by 0.6% in Q1 of 2026, despite a floundering Government,...
Well, this is embarrassing…
Regular readers will know that for 21 of the last 22 years I have worn two hats: MD/COO/tea boy here at Terra Infirma, and a...
The Race to Zero: Sustainability in Sport with Claire Poole, Sport Positive
This week I'm joined by Claire Poole, founder and CEO of Sport Positive, which seeks to help embed Sustainability into sport, from grassroots to the...
Does business know what ‘values-led’ means?
Last week I attended the Manufacturing Leadership Summit at New College Durham. The agenda was dominated by recruitment and skills, not surprising when it was...