Censorship… Jesus, Marx and Greta Compared 09/03/202009/03/2020 Those of us conservatives, who sit on our park benches and watch and observe the political world go by - scurrying hither and thither, forming allegiances and breaking them up…
Brexit… Signals of Contempt 21/03/201921/03/2019 Right. That's it. I've had enough. What follows may well turn into Jonathan Pie-type expletive-riddled rant. I make no apologies to those sensitive flowers who might read this article and…
Conservation… Yellowstone, Ethnic Cleansing and Trophic Cascades. 23/03/201829/03/2018 Those many people who enjoy the British countryside by walking or travelling through it will understand that to witness a beautiful view brings us great joy. This act of enjoyment…
Conservation… Michael Gove, the new Northern Forest – and innumerate beavers. 12/01/201830/03/2018 Somewhat overshadowed by the recent and momentous Cabinet Reshuffle - and the news that Larry, the Number 10 Downing Street Chief Mouser, remains in post - was a little reported…
Conservation… What are the ecological benefits of rewilding? 21/12/2017 To be honest, I do not know the answer to my own question. It isn’t as if I haven’t looked for the answer. I have asked the rewilders to provide…
Environment… Open letter to the Rt. Hon. Michael Gove, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. 11/10/201727/03/2020 NOTE: This letter was originally published in Country Squire Magazine here on 2nd October 2017. Dear Mr Gove, As you are aware, Lynx UK Trust has recently submitted an application…
Environment… The Unintended Consequences of George Monbiot. 11/10/2017 NOTE. This article was originally published in Country Squire Magazine here, on 21st March 2017. Don’t get me wrong about all this – I’m rather fond of George Monbiot’s…
Environment… Should Wolves and Lynx be released into the British countryside? – Part 1: Introductions and Re-introductions. 18/09/2017 An integral part of the rewilding agenda is that of the release or encouragement of large predators back into environments where they have been absent for a long time. In…
Conservation… How should we manage Predators and Prey? 04/09/201720/09/2017 In the middle of all the arguments and to-ing and fro-ing of the debate upon how we should manage our uplands, the issue of whether shooting does or does not…
Environment… The impact of upland farming: Part 2 of 4 – The invisible strands of culture. 06/02/201710/02/2017 Culture is usually defined in terms of a higher understanding of the arts and other intellectual achievements - anything from opera at Glyndebourne to Morris Dancing and the Helston Floral…
