Category: Personal
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In praise of Mike Clubb – and volunteers everywhere
In praise of Mike Clubb – and volunteers everywhere My dad, Mike Clubb, spent his whole working life as a history teacher. Bridgend for the most part, but also Cwmbrân and Zambia. It’s hard for a son to objectively assess his father’s quality as a teacher; but from conversations I’ve had with ex-pupils, he seems…
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On bullies
I have been bullied in two jobs during a career that has spanned more than twenty years and through a wide range of different organisations. Pretty good odds, you might think. But those two episodes, totalling around three years, were devastating for my emotional and mental health, and were the two unhappiest periods of my…
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Remembering Mick Bates
I was sad to read yesterday that Mick Bates, a former member of the Senedd (back when it was an Assembly) had died. I knew Mick as a tireless and brave campaigner for renewables during a time when many politicians refused to participate in the debate. It seems crazy now, in the world of climate…
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Bad customer service; it’ll come back to bite you
Our little girl was over the moon to receive her first bike. We’d decided to use The Bike Club, because we were supporting a ‘reuse’ economy, where the company sends out reconditioned bikes. Then, when you need an upgrade – pretty much a given due to the normal process of children needing bigger everything –…
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Reflections on renewables
I joined RenewableUK in June 2012 and left in March 2019. This blog post provides some reflections on my time with the organisation. To hear my thoughts on a wide range of issues, head to the Cardiff Podcast where I chat about climate change, feminism, the energy sector in Wales and my new venture, Afallen.…