I don’t care what George Monbiot thinks…
One thing, amongst many others, that bugs me about the green movement, is its determination to stay firmly inside its comfort zone of a liberal-left...
We’ve come a long way, Boris
Nov 18, 2020
The climate-sceptic right has long had a frustrating tendency to come up with nonsense arguments that superficially sounds like common sense. In 2013, a certain...
Will Joe Biden save the planet?
Nov 9, 2020
Well, it's the week after the week before. I haven't quite recovered from US-election-fever, still waking at 3am wondering how the vote is going in...
The State of Sustainability in UK Politics
Oct 9, 2020
Every autumn, without fail, I watch the leaders' speeches at the big three political party conferences. Until this year. I don't know if it's my...
Whose fault is climate change?
Sep 25, 2020
This week, a tweet appeared on my timeline saying "Capitalism created climate change, only socialism can fix it!" I fired back with the Guardian research...
Thoughts on the Green Party leadership contest
Jul 23, 2020
There was a very interesting segment on this week's Guardian Politics podcast where the two challengers for the leadership of the Green Party went head...
Why the Heathrow ruling is so significant
Feb 28, 2020
There was jubilation yesterday amongst eco-campaigners and residents of West London as the Court of Appeal ruled that the planned expansion of Heathrow airport was...
The Climate Crisis: Focus on Change, not Blame
Feb 17, 2020
Last Friday saw an event which filled me with pride, but with a tinge of shame. My 10 year old middle son, Jimmy, stood up...
We must cut carbon, not contemplate our navels…
Jan 20, 2020
On Friday I spent the morning sitting on the Newcastle Council Climate Committee hearing evidence from experts on the scale of the climate issue and...
Letting go is the hardest part of Sustainability
Dec 4, 2019
SNP Leader Nicola Sturgeon is an shrewd political operator, and in recent election TV debates she has managed to skilfully dodge one crucial question. Twice...