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Agriculture and Rural Affairs in the 21st Century: A Blueprint for Sustainability
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To say that the farming community across the UK has had a challenging time in recent years, would be an understatement. Everything from Brexit to the increasing cost of operating expenses like fertiliser and fuel, to reforms made by Labour to Inheritance Tax, have all massively impacted farmers. The result has been that around 20% of all farms in the UK have ceased to exist over the last decade. I believe that three reforms could begin to address some of the problems that farmers have faced and these could also help us to move towards a more sustainable method of…
The Case for Climate Leadership
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It won’t be news to anyone currently in the UK that we’re experiencing an extreme heatwave. I’m typing this article in the middle of the afternoon, with all curtains closed just to keep the sun out in the hope the house will stay cool enough to work in. A choir I attend has been cancelled because of the heat. My local rail company, ‘southeastern’, has issued an ‘avoid non-essential travel’ alert, again because of the heat. Extreme heat Extreme heat has even worse consequences: In July 2022, when temperatures in London hit 40C, 41 homes around London were destroyed by…
The case of May 2026: Oil and Gas Exploration vs. Climate Change Mitigation
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Most people are well-aware of Reform UK’s energy policy, which is to put it bluntly, drill-baby-drill. The public may be less aware of the Conservative Party’s slide in recent years, from following the general consensus on net zero to being the voice of fossil fuel lobbyists. Kemi Badenoch and her ministers regularly appear on broadcasting media promoting the maxxing out of North Sea oil licences. The reality of climate change and the need for mitigations is rarely mentioned in these presentations. In fact, the Conservatives have received significant donations from oil and gas investors, and in January 2025 were in…
A Liberal Approach to Our Broken Energy Policies: Fantasy vs. Reality of Net Zero 2050
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Ever since the Climate Change Act 2008 was first passed, we have seen an ideological obsession with Net Zero 2050 to the detriment of both the public purse and the supply of our energy. I contend that the obsession with Net Zero at any cost, has had a severe impact on both our economy and our source of energy and I will spell out the course of action that should have been taken over the last twenty years or so. This is a strategy we can still pivot towards as we move towards to 2050. Net Zero – an unhealthy…
