Category: Environment

One For The Road

I am re-reading James Lees-Milne’s diaries. Like re-reading Marcel Proust or Anthony Powell each visitation is rewarding. Spot the lie? Yes, I have never read Proust; maybe a project for winter nights? More likely an unfulfilled aspiration.

H is for Hawk

Unless you are David Attenborough you will find it convenient to see all the flora and fauna of Estonia without leaving Tallinn Old Town at the Museum of Natural History.

Sustain and Gain

I have been beating the drum for Indonesian palm oil producer, MP Evans, since I started posting here ten years ago. You can see how it has performed in the last five years, above. So I’m all right Jack.

Green Park

While it is correct to call it The Green Park it is pedantic and if the knowledgable Andrew Jones eschews the definite article so will I.

Side by Side

I wonder what the voters in Clacton-on-Sea make of Nigel Farage in his pink shirt, silk tie, velvet collared covert coat and immaculate hair?

The Royal Parks

Everyone’s at it – I mean making money out of car owners. And why not? If you can afford to run a car you can afford all the FPNs (Fixed Penalty Notices) and car parking charges. So why is parking free in the Royal Parks?