• A critique of the Westminster Environment Bill
    Following the General Election at the end of last year, several significant pieces of environmental legislation have been published: the Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment Bills. You can find a critique...
  • A few more teeth for the Westminster Government’s green poodle?
    Our natural environment depends on strong laws, properly enforced. When the UK leaves the EU we also leave all of the governance mechanisms that have enforced our environmental laws during our time in...
  • Westminster hours
    Yesterday morning was spent with RSPB Council but the afternoon was spent near Parliament. The streets were full of students and teachers. I know copying things is one way to get your homework done...
  • Thoughts on the draft environment bill
    Amidst the political debate/furore/row about our future relationship with the EU, the Westminster government has snuck out an early Christmas present. Yesterday Defra published the draft Environment Bill...
  • More on the new Environment Bill
    Here's another guest blog, this time from my colleague Ali Plummer. This analysis was done with the expectation that today would see the second reading of the new Environment Bill. Obviously the Withdrawal...