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Joseph Iddison

Joseph Iddison is a master's student at the University of Leicester. Having graduated from the same institution in July 2013 in English, Joseph will start the global environmental change course in September.

Economy11 years ago
On this day in 1956: premium bond scheme debuts
Fifty-eight years ago today, the premium bond scheme was presented to MPs by then-chancellor of the exchequer Harold Macmillan. Introduced as a means of controlling inflation...
Economy11 years ago
World Health Day: fossil fuels, pollution and human health
Joseph Iddison examines the health consequences of having a high-carbon economy, as part of World Health Day. As the world continues to burn fossil fuels to...
Economy11 years ago
Let’s make our communities sustainable to improve people’s wellbeing
A record number of children will be in British schools by 2020. Meanwhile, the number of people living in urban areas is due to double by...
Environment11 years ago
We owe it to Sir Robert Falcon Scott and the tragic polar party to protect Antarctica
On this day 102 years ago, Sir Robert Falcon Scott and the Terra Nova expedition arrived at the South Pole. Having finished behind Roald Amundsen in...
Energy11 years ago
Hydropower: water wheels and large-scale dams
With India set to fast-track almost 100 new hydropower plants, and as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in America prepares to issue further hydroelectric projects across...
Energy11 years ago
On this day in 1945: US drops nuclear bomb on Hiroshima
Sixty-eight years ago today, one of the most catastrophic and memorable acts of warfare occurred in Japan. To many looking in from the outside, the Hiroshima...
Features11 years ago
On this day in 1985: French government blows up Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior
Twenty-eight years ago today, French secret service agents blew up the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, killing one man. The tragedy took place in Auckland harbour. The...
Features12 years ago
Local elections preview: UKIP
Struggling to decide who to vote for in the local elections on Thursday May 2? Don’t worry, as all this week, Blue & Green Tomorrow is outlining the...
Features12 years ago
Local elections preview: the Green party
Struggling to decide who to vote for in the local elections on Thursday May 2? Don’t worry, as all this week, Blue & Green Tomorrow is outlining the...
Features12 years ago
Local elections preview: the Liberal Democrats
Struggling to decide who to vote for in the local elections on Thursday May 2? Don’t worry, as all this week, Blue & Green Tomorrow is...
Features12 years ago
Local elections preview: Labour
Struggling to decide who to vote for in the local elections on Thursday May 2? Don’t worry, as all this week, Blue & Green Tomorrow is outlining...
Features12 years ago
Local elections preview: The Conservatives
Struggling to decide who to vote for in the local elections on Thursday May 2? Don’t worry, as all this week, Blue & Green Tomorrow will...
Features12 years ago
Four decades of Green Party progress
Forty years ago today, a small group of people gathered in Coventry for what would become the first official meeting of the Green Party. Joseph Iddison...
Features12 years ago
On this day in 2008: London Low Emission Zone launched
Five years ago today, the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) was introduced in order to address the rising air pollution emitted from London’s commercial traffic. Joseph Iddison...
Features12 years ago
Is the threat of proliferation enough to reject nuclear power?
Following the National Audit Office’s (NAO) November report on Sellafield and its running costs, Joseph Iddison takes a look at the history of nuclear energy and weighs up...

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