A collection of climate stories mostly — Brands behaving badly Doubletree Hilton Chester and BP Pulse I had the pleasure of staying at the Doubletree Hilton, Chester on Friday night. A flying visit to see my son at college and a school reunion for me on the Saturday, 40 plus years on. I’d stayed at this Hilton once before and remembered it had plenty of parking…

A collection of climate stories mostly — Just before leaving the independent car dealer outside York, where I purchased my Tesla, the salesman’s parting words were, you need to get to know your Model Y. Whilst a reflection on how little information he’d been able to provide during the brief handover, he was absolutely right. The personal…

A collection of climate stories mostly — This is part of a series which usually includes at least one brand behaving badly. It’s a very grey January. The bad behaviour of some can wait until we see a little more light in the sky. Everything here is bite-sized. If you’d like more in-depth study on any of…

A collection of climate stories mostly — Courtesy of Newcastle Libraries When I arrived at Newcastle University in 1979, the most popular place for a fresher’s grant cheque, aside from behind the bar, was Barclays Bank. …

A collection of climate stories mostly — A Merry Christmas from me and Mrs H. at Somerset House This year, 2022, has seen my weekly newsletter polarise towards climate change. Injustice, misrepresentation and stupidity have always tended to energise me. One reason for my modicum of business success, after failed attempts was to keep trying. …

A collection of climate stories, mostly — COP 27, the COPS before, are a cop out Brands behaving badly Courtesy of a Cambridge Approach to Improving Education Full disclosure. Before February 2018 when my working week finally ended, I’m not sure I’d heard of a COP. Perhaps Paris in 2015, but only because of the red line agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees centigrade…

Calling time on a wonderful friend — Last week we said goodbye to one of the family. Observations on climate change return as soon as next Friday. Thanks for reading. Is it heartless to talk about death and dying using the d-words? I’m not a fan of those awkward phrases which commonly get used — sorry for…

A collection of climate stories mostly — Brands behaving badly ###Electric vehicles (EVs) to pay their way It’s fair to say, I’ve resisted bashing recent UK governments and the duplicitous, talentless, careerists who have come and gone so far, since the buffoon era began. Many wonderful journalists already do a far better job. Last week, the autumn statement, another budget, mini or otherwise, showed a significant lack…

A collection of climate stories mostly — Brands behaving badly ITV’s version of Hancock’s half-hour, isn’t funny James Gourley/ITV/Rex/Shutterstock How low is a TV channel prepared to stoop to improve ratings? On ITV’s flagship show, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, very low indeed. One can only conclude it will pretty much do anything to increase revenues. Elsewhere, I read that commentators are blaming the…