We should be doing nothing to save the planet
Planting trees has become a barometer for public greenness. During the last general election campaign, Labour pledged to plant two
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Ranger Rants
Saying sorry is easy. Being sorry is hard
There’s a tendency to look to the past and imagine some golden age of perfection. But the world was not
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Should we behave more like an imaginary vicar?
I wrote a few years back about how we Island dwellers have an all too apt reputation as miserable, whining
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Is the fixed link the the Isle of Wight’s Brexit taboo topic?
I often dine in company. This is less a claim of social indispensability, and more an admission of my inability
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Wellness tea – a national disgrace
Like it or not we’re all having to give some thought right now to the question of what makes us
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Unemployed will have to do community work under Tories, says Cameron
All 18- to 21-year-olds who have failed to find a job or a place in training would no longer be
Read moreEnough with feeding the ducks.
Look, we have to talk about this feeding the birds lark. I know the RSPB tell you to do it,
Read moreGovernment set to create massive new heritage charity to compete with National Trust, Wildlife Trusts
Today’s the day Chancellor George Osborne revealed the latest government spending cuts. As usual, we were softened up by horror stories, and as
Read moreEnvironmental infrastructure: what it could really cost
Drains, water, sewage works, landfill sites… usually best left to somebody else to sort out. Well, maybe once this was
Read moreBlogger who falsely accused council officers of corruption ordered to pay £25K damages.
As a council officer and as a writer on the internet, I’ve been following the story of Jacqui Thompson and
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