Nobody made a big deal of the court decision. In fact the adjudication was shrouded in so much medico-legal babble that a lot of newspapers shied away from reporting it. Nevertheless, quietly and with as little fanfare as possible, the US courts have conceded a case in which a childhood vaccine caused autism. There were […]
A weedkiller that kills a lot more than simply weeds? If it’s worse than the poison it’s no cure at all, says Pat thomas. A weed, as an insightful gardener once said, is just a plant growing in the wrong place. But to deal with the simple problem of plants growing in the wrong places, globally […]
A new green tide is sweeping over us. Thanks to January’s presidential debates in the US, politicians everywhere are meeting the grey news of a collapsing economy with the promise of a bright new era of green jobs. I should be jumping for joy that this issue has been placed on the political agenda, and […]
Behind the Label: Lucozade Sport with Caffeine Boost
Biological rocket fuel they may be, but ‘sports’ drinks can be a danger to health in the long term. Pat Thomas reports. A stalwart of the UK soft drinks market, Lucozade has been around since 1938 and has dominated the UK market for much of that time. Having successfully distanced itself from a traditional image […]
‘We’d really like a woman to talk about this,’ said the researcher from BBC2’s The Daily Politics show. I marvelled that TV was even more crass behind the scenes than on screen, and wondered did they perhaps imagine me wearing my pinny and brandishing a rolling pin, like Hilda Ogden? Or with cleavage a-popping and […]
While nothing says holistic living like a nice candle, that warm glow may be hiding a toxic secret, warns Pat Thomas. Most of us are aware of the health effects of combustion by-products from major outdoor sources, such as cars and power plants, and even from obvious indoor sources such as stoves. Few are aware […]
This thing that we call ‘reality’ has suddenly become much more complex. As the challenges of global warming come at us thick and fast, we are daily coming face to face with our very human limitations in terms of our capacity to order the world around us. We are also forced to acknowledge the limitations […]
Your recycled loo paper may be soft, strong and very, very long, but is it really all that green? Pat Thomas gets to the bottom of an issue of convenience. Go on. Imagine life without toilet paper. Or really any of the household paper products we use every day; products we use, largely without thinking, […]
Doesn’t time fly? Almost exactly a year ago, the Stern Review into climate change studied three scenarios for a world being driven by climate change: business as usual, stabilising CO2 at 450ppm and stabilising it at 500-550ppm. At 450ppm we had a 50-50 chance of avoiding the 2ºC temperature rise that would send the polar […]
I am an award-winning campaigner, journalist and author. A former editor of the Ecologist magazine Pat has run campaigns for Paul McCartney’s Meat-Free Monday, Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) and Neal’s Yard Remedies. In 2011, my work leading the campaign, Cows Belong in Fields, won CIWF the Observer Ethical Award for Campaigner of the Year. In 2014 I co-founded the campaigning group, Beyond GM.
I am a qualified psychotherapist and the author more than 40 books for adults and children and I was inducted into Who’s Who in 2014. In addition to my work with Beyond GM, I work occasionally with the film production company Ecostorm. I also currently edit and oversee NYR Natural News – a campaigning natural health website, continue to write in a freelance capacity and make regular public speaking and media appearances.
I have been a trustee of both the Soil Association and the Organic Research Centre in the UK and am currently on the advisory board of GMO Free USA and am a trustee of the investigative media agency, Eyewitness.
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I am interested in and available for short- and long-term projects/consultancies, and am particularly keen on those that focus on food, sustainability and culture change. I am also an experienced public speaker.
My unique professional experience means I bring a variety of skills to any work I do, including effective and persuasive communication and writing skills, an holistic perspective on sustainability and change, and both intuitive and analytical ability. I am well known in my field and comfortable working in most fora.
Recent projects/consultancies include work with: Stella McCartney ‘Care’ range, Paul McCartney’s Meat Free Monday, Friends of the Earth, Compassion in World Farming, Soil Association, Neal’s Yard Remedies.
Recent public speaking engagements: UK Aware, Oxford University PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) Society, Durham Union Society (Durham University), Bristol Festival of Nature, World Preservation Foundation, Women’s Institute.
I'm a highly experienced journalist and award winning campaigner specialising in environment and alternative health. I'm also the author of several books for adults and children and a qualified psychotherapist.