Land Use, The Green Belt and the Abuse of Land Holdings
Every so often I share some writing that did not make the cut of Marsh Fen and Town. In this case I look at land use, how agricultural...
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Aug 229 min
Sidebar - 1876 Harvest Past - A Lesson from History?
Every so often I publish material that did not make the script of “Marsh Fen and Town”. The following is exactly 148 years ago and will...
Aug 154 min
Sidebar – The Importance of Rare Breeds……. And their farmers.
The value of both rare breeds and those maintaining them is vastly underappreciated to the detriment of our food security.
Jul 311 min
Sidebar - Marsh Fen and Town - Ethics of Wildfowling
Today's post is a sidebar to my book Marsh Fen and Town, South Lincolnshire and Beyond - in this case a consideration of the ethics of...
Jul 304 min
Butterflies
If you wish a child to get interested in nature one of the most accessible areas for a child are insects. They are everywhere and with...
May 231 min
My Only Post Looking at the Coming General Election
My only purpose of this post is to make a simple prediction that will either be right or wrong. Labour will win the election, but it is...
Jan 294 min
The Courting of Agriculture by Fascists – a lesson from history.
In the 1930’s Oswald Mosely and his Fascists courted the farmers of East Anglia for their support. Perhaps as you read this you may...
Sep 25, 20232 min
Does a mature society need economic growth?
Whether a mature society needs economic growth is a complex question with no easy answer. There are a number of factors to consider,...
Sep 18, 20234 min
Grayson Perry - Superhero
Who is this super hero? Is it Sarge? No! Rosemary the telephone operator? No! Claire the mild mannered housewife? Could be! Grayson...
Sep 6, 20231 min
The Duty of a Public Journalist
Too often we see journalists vilified or criticised for doing their job, or not doing it. Like all professions there are good and bad....
Jul 28, 20234 min
Farming for the Good Years.
I recently read a tweet that expressed the fear that every farmer feels this time of year: " Just totted up what we've spent on the...
Jul 17, 202319 min
TB Blues
The Apocalypse Bovine TB is a potential apocalypse that can hit a farm with devastating consequences. These are made all the worse by the...
Jul 6, 20234 min
Inland Revenue, PAYE, State Pension - Why are they hard to deal with?
This summer the Inland Revenue has declared a shutdown of its Tax helpline for the summer. The impact of this is , in my opinion,...
Jul 4, 20233 min
Pharmacies at Breaking Point As More to Close
The above heading is from a recent newspaper headline this week just after Boots has announced it will close 300 of its pharmacies....
Jun 4, 20235 min
The Misdirection of Spanish Climate.
Spain is currently being repeatedly quoted as the main European example of “climate crisis” affecting Agriculture. Although I do not...
May 30, 20232 min
The Little Mermaid and a Lesson in Critical Thinking
Marcus Ryder is an accomplished author, journalist and activist. Yesterday he tweeted that he had seen the new Disney Little Mermaid with...
May 27, 20239 min
Is Your Bank Branch Closing?
In response to the planned closure of Seahouses and Alnwick branches of Barclays Bank Councillors Gordon Castle, Wendy Pattison and Guy...
May 20, 20232 min
Wax On Wax Off
2023 saw me living in Amble Northumberland for the first time having moved from my native Lincolnshire. In February I started to work...
May 18, 20238 min
Water and Sewage - lessons from history and who pays?
Much of our water and sewage system owes its existence to the Victorian era of expansion. Water supply and sewage were essentially...
Jan 9, 20233 min
A Failed Ambulance Service Part 2 A&E - Anything and Everything.
The ambulance service is possibly one of the most abused and misused aspects of healthcare along with A&E To prove my point lets look at...
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