I see avian influenza, or ‘bird flu’, is bubbling under the news headlines again… The first time around I must have done 40 different radio and TV programmes. This ‘bird flu’ special from the BBC World Service was definitely the most interesting and the most fun. Here are some excerpts from the hour-long programme which […]
I should have loved the Wayseer Manifesto video – which aims to unite those of us who stand outside the mainstream into a powerful, creative movement. But it left me cold and unsettled… Once, in a former incarnation, I sat in a room full of pregnant women. I was facilitating a workshop on the practical, emotional […]
On February 16, 2011 Nocton Dairies threw in the towel and withdrew their plans for the UK’s first mega-dairy. In a short, rather terse press release the proprietors cited the objection made by the UK’s Environment Agency as the main reason for their decision (and took a rather pointless and petty swipe at the NGOs and animal […]
For anybody who has been wondering what I am currently up to…and why the blog hasn’t been updated so frequently lately… In September 2010 I took on one of the most complex ongoing campaigns in the UK – the campaign against Nocton Dairies. Working as a campaign manager for Compassion in World Farming, I have been fighting […]
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.
