28 Jun 2017
Beware the press and I’ve been caught like this before but the scale of response from many different sources suggests this may be the case. Michael Gove could use Brexit to shelve key plan to protect the environment, critics fear Officials tell The Independent they cannot guarantee strategy will be published this year, following delays. Green […]
24 May 2017
Running Order: Greener UK Hustings – Conservative manifesto commitments – CPRE & Green Alliance Assessments of the Manifestos – Energy – Marine 1. The GreenerUK Hustings: May 30th https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/greener-uk-hustings-tickets-34567642750 A rare thing politicians discussing the environment! 2. The Conservative Party manifesto – link: https://www.conservatives.com/manifesto Check for yourselves Bob Earll ‘It seems to be a fair […]
22 May 2017
The Conservative Party manifesto – link: https://www.conservatives.com/manifesto Check for yourselves Bob Earll ‘It seems to be a fair assumption that the Conservatives will return to Government after the election. It is also very clear since the publication of the Conservative manifesto that Theresa May is breaking away from many aspects of thinking of the Cameron […]
13 Apr 2017
And so it begins. What was always going to be a difficult process starts very badly – the draft 25 year environment plan has been leaked. This is not going to be a comfortable time for Defra Ministers and officials since the reactions so far have been from complimentary. ClientEarth chief executive James Thornton told […]
06 Apr 2017
Bob Earll & Bruce Horton: The current challenges facing Defra are without precedent, not least the uncertainty over Brexit and its colossal workload. So the ENDS report suggesting further delays to the 25 year plan ‘framework’ (i.e. no detail) is hardly surprising. Business planning 101 would tell us that at times of massive uncertainty long […]
30 Jun 2016
No plan – business as usual for at least the next two years? Bob Earll Whilst the Government is putting a brave face on it and moving on there seems to have been little contingency planning outside the Treasury and Bank of England. The Leave campaign had no plan. So the plan for Brexit remains to be set […]
27 Jun 2016
During the Brexit debate, and purdah, Government put many things on hold. Given the outcome and the political and economic situation for the next six months or more it seems that many big decisions will be further delayed, if they take place at all; these include: Hinkley Point nuclear build – The French might be […]
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