Alistair Strathern

Nov 22, 2024 | thecomet.net | Alistair Strathern

Alistair Strathern (Image: Alistair Strathern) Last month’s budget was a landmark moment for our community and our country. When we came into office in July, we could be under no illusions that we would be inheriting difficult challenges. The sheer scale and range of issues left for us from cost-of-living pressures to struggling public services affected us all.

Oct 29, 2024 | prospectmagazine.co.uk | Alistair Strathern

For too long in the UK, we have tended to view the climate crisis as something happening elsewhere—whether it be hurricanes in the United States or floods in Bangladesh—while imagining ourselves to be relatively shielded. But this complacency is no longer tenable; climate change is already devastating our communities, and no one is feeling it more acutely than farmers. In the past 18 months, England has experienced its wettest period since record-keeping began in 1836.

Oct 22, 2024 | thecomet.net | Alistair Strathern

After leaving university, I spent the first two years of my career as a Maths Teacher. No experience could more vividly demonstrate to me how vital education is, and the opportunities it can provide. We owe it to all students everywhere to ensure we are providing them the best possible education. That is why making our area the best place to grow up is a top priority for me. Education can take a child anywhere, to any future, any career, any part of the country or the world.

Oct 15, 2024 | politicshome.com | Zoe Crowther |Alistair Strathern |Andrew Pakes

4 min read Labour’s plan to reach net-zero by 2030 has the power to transform the health and wealth of our country. But we will only achieve this ambitious target for a green economy by an equally radical shake-up of workforce. In the last decade, the UK has fallen behind its peers. We have lost out on investment, green manufacturing jobs, and failed to train the engineers we need to power the green energy sector.

Oct 15, 2024 | politics.co.uk | Luke Murphy |Alistair Strathern

This parliament is critical for climate and nature action. Climate-related floods, fires and droughts have become more frequent around the world, and the realities of being tied to fossil fuels have a worrying impact on both our energy security and our energy bills. The nature that we rely on for food, clean air, and water continues to decline at an alarming rate. We have no time to waste.