What Boardman’s Belisha Battle tells us about Sustainability
Olympic gold medallist and yellow-jersey wearer Chris Boardman has been butting up against a brick wall of bureaucracy in his role as walking and cycling commissioner...
Mayday? The Green Guide to the new UK Cabinet
Jul 15, 2016
So, another momentous week in UK politics. We get our second ever female Prime Minister in Theresa May and a very new looking cabinet. Here's...
Book Review: Happy City by Charles Montgomery
Aug 3, 2015
One of my closest school friends, Conor, now lives with his wife and two kids in a dormitory commuter town in Maryland, USA. My partner...
Sustainability in Portland, Oregon (Part III)
Jul 30, 2015
So I had my meeting with sustainability officials at the City Council of Portland, which is unlike any local Government I've come across before. It...
Sustainability in Portland, OR (Part II)
Jul 28, 2015
I've now been in Portland Oregon a week - long enough for my body clock to adjust (almost) to the local time zone. And in...
How the Manifestos Measure Up for Green Business
Apr 16, 2015
So, the UK election rumbles on and this week we had the Party manifestos. So what do the parties offer on sustainability? Trying to be...
Five go mad in London
Apr 14, 2015
I'm down in our capital city with the family for a short break. The two bigger boys were very keen to come because of various...
Taxi for Addison Lee!
Apr 23, 2012
Do the words "Gerald Ratner" not mean anything to boss of London taxi boss John Griffin? Jeweller Ratner famously described his own products as "crap",...
Yes, No or Maybe?
Mar 14, 2012
I've often said that the litmus test for a green business is not so much what good things they do as what bad things they...
On Yer Bike!
Oct 24, 2011
I love cycling. I'm rarely happier than buzzing along a country lane in the sun with a cool breeze, heading towards a distant teashop for...