Politics colours everything, and anyone who wants change is necessarily political. As an environmental campaigner more or less since I left school in the early '90s, I have always been involved in lobbying, campaigning and pushing for changes. — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
I can't be bought. I don't need to be bought. I'm not a careerist. I don't need to have a career in politics. I'm… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
We always hear from newspapers that while people understand the environmental challenge, they are unwilling to stomach the solutions. The trouble is, we only… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
By uploading 40 years of 'Ecologist' editions online, we will be creating the world's most extensive ecological archive. 'The Ecologist' will continue to set… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
All schools should teach children basic cooking skills. Every school should be able to buy sustainable, good quality food wherever possible from local sources.… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
The food system is not a free market. In this country, we impose reasonably high standards of animal welfare - but we haven't applied… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Politics colours everything, and anyone who wants change is necessarily political. As an environmental campaigner more or less since I left school in the… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Politicians are so detested. And the main cause is not policy; it's the fact that there is no trust. — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Yes, Heathrow is the U.K.'s busiest airport, but new runways or a new airport are not the answer. It is far better to focus… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
In North America, more than half of all children travel to school by bus. We need a similar programme in London. — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
While big business gain subsidies and political access, small businesses drown in red tape, and individuals now risk being classified as terrorists for complaining… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
The Conservatives are a confusing lot. They first denied climate change was a serious issue and then suggested strengthening the nuclear industry as a… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Sense About Science is much more than an innocent fact-checking service. It is a spin-off of a bizarre political network that began life as… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
'Green' cannot be allowed to become an excuse for stealth taxes. And nor should 'green taxes' be about punishment. Instead, they should represent a… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Green policy is about triggering a shift to a cleaner way of doing things. To be effective, it needs to incentivise the right behaviour,… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
If there was a time when 'The Ecologist' appeared not to be making a difference at all, not doing something useful, I wouldn't do… — Zac Goldsmith Copy Share Image
