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Posts tagged "politics"

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mar 2, 2026

Following the US/Israeli attack on Iran on Friday, shipping through the Straits of Hormuz has ground to halt as Iran and its proxies hit back...

Feb 11, 2026

Back in the mists of time, as callow trainee civil servant, I used to get shunted around the country to various locations to gain experience....