• Environmental implications of Brexit Bills announced in the Queen's Speech
    It was no surprise that Brexit dominated the Queen's Speech. Following the UK vote to leave the EU and the Government decision to leave the Single Market, work to "unravel 43 years of patiently-built...
  • The implications of Brexit for the future of fisheries
    As promised in my blog on Monday, here are thoughts on how fisheries policy will need to evolve now that the UK has voted to leave the European Union. Below, I explain why the proposed new Fisheries Bill...
  • The implications of Brexit for the environment on the island of Ireland
    The much anticipated Brexit negotiations are due to start tomorrow. I assume that the first item to discuss will be the order with which issues will be addressed. The EU laid out its stall in late...
  • Environmental implications of the new UK-EU deal
    If you are interested in the environmental implications of the new UK-EU deal which will be debated in the House of Commons tomorrow, please do read this briefing that has been prepared by Greener UK...
  • A comment on the environmental implications of the Internal Market Bill
    Ever since the UK voted to leave the European Union, the RSPB has worked hard with other environmental groups to ensure Brexit would help rather than hinder our efforts to tackle the climate and ecological...