Apparent exodus of super-rich suggests UK is no longer billionaires’ playground If recent complaints are believed, London and the UK are no longer welcoming for ultra-high net worth individuals The Guardian - UK · Oct 7
Burnham urged to drop ‘flawed’ plans that may let developers bypass environment laws for £1 Exclusive: allowing firms to dodge biodiversity protections by paying into levy will harm nature and economy, say 100 experts in letter The Guardian - UK · Jul 15
UK beaver rewilding row: Reform council backs river releases to fight flooding despite party opposition Leicestershire's Reform UK-led council has defied its party's national stance by approving beaver releases to combat flooding. This move, supported by local councillors, highlights an internal party division on rewilding. Beavers, natural engineers, are recognized for their flood mitigation and habitat restoration benefits, a stark contrast to Reform's broader opposition… The Times of India · May 3
Reform UK council backs release of beavers amid party row over rewilding Councillors in Leicestershire support move in efforts to reduce flooding as Reform faces divisions on nature policy The Guardian - UK · May 3
King’s environmental views will never face a more obdurate listener than Trump US president has all but declared war on nature but that will not stop Charles quietly pressing his case during state visit The Guardian - UK · Apr 28
Nigel Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double Exclusive: critics warn Reform UK use of trade policy would increase food costs amid cost-of-living crisis The Guardian - UK · Mar 29
Reform UK enlists Boris Johnson ally to write party nature policies Exclusive: Ben Goldsmith will work on issues including fishing and green belt preservation to attract green Tories The Guardian - UK · Jan 30
Lady Annabel Goldsmith hailed as ‘simply irreplaceable’ after her death aged 91 The trendy Mayfair club Annabel’s was named after the socialite who died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday morning. Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025
Charity watchdog’s five-year fight for the truth about Aspinall Foundation The Charity Commission’s decision to send in troubleshooters to the wildlife group puts its controversial boss Damian Aspinall under great pressure. The charity, which hired Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie in 2021, has faced persistent allegations of misusing its funds. Simon Walters explains the long-running saga – and what the Charity… The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2025
Conservationists race to rescue England’s turtle doves from extinction Hundreds are being released across the country to reverse 98% decline in mating pairs since the 1970s The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2025
If you were shocked by my film on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, you haven’t been paying attention The response to The Settlers has been humbling. But the ongoing displacement and intimidation of Palestinians is more severe than we could capture, says documentary presenter Louis Theroux The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025
Pat Kane: Let's imagine a ‘new wild’ that will always surprise and delight us The Scottish Rewilding Alliance is deploying Brian Cox this week with aims to make Scotland “the world’s first rewilding nation”. The National (Scotland) · Nov 30, 2024
Jemima Khan Goldsmith: My sons are Muslim, my brothers are tribally Jewish — I am caught between cultures Arguments with her family about the Israel-Gaza war inspired the film producer to start a more nuanced conversation Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2024
Literary friction in the Cliveden set over Gaza Historians William Dalrymple and Simon Sebag Montefiore have been politely clashing over the conflict Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023 Why aren’t there more trees in the Sycamore Gap? The tragic felling of the tree is making land managers reflect on how this barren landscape should look in future
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023 In brief: The Unbroken Beauty of Rosalind Bone; God Is an Octopus; His Name Is George Floyd – reviews A bold murder mystery of the Welsh valleys, a moving memoir of grief and rewilding, and a rigorous, historical biography
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023 Ben Goldsmith: ‘Love of nature carried me after death of my daughter’ Conservative environmentalist tells how he has dedicated his life to the cause since losing Iris, 15
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2023 God Is an Octopus by Ben Goldsmith review – the consolations of nature A conservationist’s search for meaning after his daughter’s sudden death
Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2023 Ben Goldsmith says he used hallucinogenic drug to see his dead teenage daughter The financier Ben Goldsmith has revealed he took a hallucinogenic drug in a bid to see his late daughter following her death.
Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2023 Ben Goldsmith spoke to daughter, 15, through a medium after she died in accident Iris Annabel Goldsmith, 15, was riding a quad bike on the family's farm in Somerset when disaster struck in July 2019
Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2023 Fears over 'watering down' coronation as Charles bans robes - and leaves some uninvited King Charles has told peers to leave behind their robes and coronets, which date back to the 15th century, and come to his coronation dressed in what amounts to a business suit
Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023 Pen Farthing plans to self-publish a book about his Afghanistan escape ‘Operation Ark... was definitely the right decision’ he said
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023 Silence of the lambs: Anger as ex Defra adviser says sheep ‘have got to go’ from UK’s hills Ben Goldsmith said sheep should not be subsidised, tweeting: ‘The sheep have got to go.’
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2022 Call for car control zones across UK to reduce air pollution deaths Exclusive: Green Tory joins Labour’s Sadiq Khan and medical experts in plea to government
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022 ‘I’m shedding tears of rage!’ How the Tories’ ‘war on nature’ outraged everyone from the RSPB to farmers Liz Truss’s ministers seem determined to rip up environmental protections. But they’re facing resistance from an extraordinary alliance of wildlife charities and green-minded Conservatives