Cheap seats at the opera
I do not enjoy opera but I can understand that many people do enjoy it. At its best it is a fabulous mixture of music, dancing, costumes, set design, lighting and. of course, singing. I think that it...
View ArticleGordon Brown’s nuclear bomb
These days it seems that if you want to comment on a statement by the Prime Minister you have be aware that, rather like a film, the statement will be trailed, and then made, but the trailer is usually...
View ArticleWind Turbines – John Hutton’s blustery way
We have had one of the “we are going to one day perhaps” announcements from the government about building “up to” 7000 offshore wind turbines. The story starts big – all UK homes will be powered by...
View ArticleThe Environmental Law Foundation
If you have an environment problem and are struggling with it you may need some legal advice. Both communities and individuals can get some advice for free through the Environmental Law Foundation....
View ArticleA wonderful quiet December day
I am writing this on the shortest day of the year, and will upload it later, in case the festivities overcome my task of commenting on something almost every day. I have written so much about the...
View ArticleBlogging for the environment
Many important ideas have been with us for thouands of years. Great philosophers or great religious people have written down their ideas and that enabled their ideas to be spread and adopted....
View ArticleStamp Duty, zero carbon homes and other gimmicks
Stamp Duty Transfer Tax is a jolly way for the Government to raise money. Traditionally, Governments have used Stamp Duty as a means of raising tax for hundreds of years; it was one of those taxes to...
View ArticleBlueprint for a Green economy – the Conservatives’ paper on the economy,...
I have been reading a document published by the Conservative Party called “Blueprint for a Green Economy, written by John Gummer and Zac Goldsmith as a submission to David Cameron’s shadow cabinet. I...
View ArticleTitles and honours for the great and the good
On Sunday 15th June the Queen’s official birthday was, as is customary, accompanied by an honours list. Some people were elevated to the ranks of the great and the good of our society and others,...
View ArticleOlder generations
Cyprus is one of the countries that I love. It is dusty, very hot and full of friendly people to whom hospitality is an integral part of their lifestyle. The island was named after the copper that...
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