Why are we paying pensioners to heat draughty homes?
When the political obituaries of outgoing UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves are written, their botched attempt to remove the 'winter fuel...
Starmer, Burnham, Miliband and the future of Net Zero in the UK
Jun 22, 2026
Just as I started writing this, the Prime Ministerial podium was wheeled out onto the tarmac of Downing Street. Keir Starmer duly emerged to announce...
Podcast: The Strait jacket loosens, more energy records fall and who asked Tony Blair?
Jun 19, 2026
In the latest of our 4-weekly round up of news and views on Sustainability, I look at the prospects for the re-opening of the Strait...
What does ‘ideological’ mean in terms of climate change?
Jun 8, 2026
'Ideological' is a word that's often flung at UK Energy and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband, a 'soft left' Labour MP while he attempts to...
The problem with ‘Net Zero’
Jun 2, 2026
Back when I was writing our Net Zero for Business course, I listed the pros and cons of Net Zero as a concept. The third...
Oh Tony… analysis of the ex-Prime Minister Blair’s latest intervention
May 27, 2026
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
May 26, 2026
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...
Well, this is embarrassing…
May 11, 2026
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 view from under my duvet…
Apr 14, 2026
First blog for a bit – last week I was walloped by what I thought was a bit of a cold at first, but escalated...
As gas prices soar again, are renewables really ‘unpredictable’?
Mar 4, 2026
It's hard to think about anything other than the crisis in the Gulf (I tried, reader, but I failed). The main domestic manifestation is a...