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Who’ll want to be the next leader of the Environment Agency?
Today is the last day to apply to be the new chair of the Environment Agency. Chris Smith stands down in July and interviews for his replacement are to be held in April. Faced with storms of both a...
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Borrowing is the best way to pay for flood protection
This post first appeared on The Staggers, the New Statesman’s politics blog. Economics is not called the dismal science for nothing. As we watch the shocking images of filthy water pouring into homes...
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The story of the voles, the ditch and the prime minister
This post is by conservationist and blogger Miles King. A version first appeared on his blog. Those who believe that nature is important and that, for it to be better protected from the activities of...
View ArticleFour decades of getting an ‘ecological perspective’ into politics: we are 40
According to an early promotional leaflet, Green Alliance was set up “by a group of individuals concerned that Britain’s political parties were failing to understand or respond to environmental...
View ArticleA ‘can do’ attitude to environmental challenges must be part of Britain’s...
This post is by Emma Howard Boyd, chair of the Environment Agency and Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England. The prime minister was right to strike a note of optimism in his first speech to the...
View Article2020: time to walk the talk on climate and nature
This post is by Tony Juniper CBE, chair of Natural England and Emma Howard Boyd, chair of the Environment Agency. As we start the New Year, it’s clear that 2020 is our last chance to bring the world...
View ArticleWhy we must keep the highest standard of water quality in the UK, even if...
This post is by Dr Stewart Clarke, The National Trust’s national specialist on freshwater, catchments and estuary management. There has been a sense of unease amongst those of us working for better...
View ArticleWhat the NAO’s analysis of the enforcement of environmental standards and...
This post is by Katy Losse, environment and climate change specialist at the National Audit Office (NAO). Environmental standards and regulations are a foundation of the government’s approach to...
View ArticleUK water quality statistics are hiding a big problem for wild swimmers
In August, an image I shared via Twitter on UK bathing water quality in 2020, relative to other European countries, was to my surprise shared widely. However, I later removed it because it became...
View ArticleProtecting nature doesn’t need more reform, existing bodies just need support...
This post is by Jess Chappell, England senior policy officer at the RSPB. Nature needs a champion. With so many precious species now on the brink of extinction, more than ever we need our ministers...
View ArticleThe Levelling Up Bill will stall water company investment in nature recovery
This post is by Guy Thompson, group sustainability director at Wessex Water and managing director of EnTrade, a not for profit Wessex Water subsidiary. One of the most eye catching features of the...
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