Oh yes - I used it all the time when below the age of about 10. I can imagine "Attack of the Drongos" being a Goodies' episode that never quite made it to film. A Fork-Tailed Drongo is… (View Post)

I'm keen on process protecting relevant interests, and that requires good law and ways to make sure it is enforced. And that requires attention to detail. If we do not have good process and law,… (View Post)

No dice, I'm afraid. A mowing regime to create hard ground conditions for a kite flying festival with 5000 people there, parking on an area as large as the festival, vehicles supporting stands, … (View Post)

Experience over centuries is that Commons get taken or developed away by powerful locals, and need protecting for the future in say 100 or 300 years. I'm currently complaining about somebody who… (View Post)

Picking up on the Kite Flying festival thing from yesterday, and the populist narrative being put out. I had a dig, and the core issue is damage to the SSSI on a piece of Common Land. One thing I did… (View Post)