I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
A Long Time Coming Even after Communism fell, there are people who still believe in it. China and North Korea still harm their people and countries by following Communism’s ideas (to varying degrees). Stupid ideas have a long term influence, even if all evidence shows that they are wrong. There are even people who … Read more
I think amazon is a great shop. It allows me to buy what I want, when I want it and at a good price. Amazon – A Lifeline I have given up on shops. Often they don’t stock what I want to buy. I don’t enjoy mulling around in noisy, airless and messy public places. … Read more
Are we delivering progress? Until recently I headed a large programme at WWF. I admit I was slightly obsessed about a few things, including delivering on what donors had paid us to do, and showing that the work we did do delivered progress. My obsession on these basic metrics was not universally shared by … Read more
The EU’s fishing department, DG MARE, had proposed that some projects could not benefit from EU aid, including “temporary and permanent cessation of fishing activities”. However, the proposal published today saw only the “temporary cessation of fishing activities” being illegible for fishing activities. Even today, many fishing Ministers are demanding more taxpayers money to build … Read more