‘Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions’ book edited by Jim Butcher including a contribution from me on Venice.
This book is published on 6 October 2025 by Goodfellow Publishers with a link to a 35% discount here: Tourism’s Horizon: Travel for the Millions book announcement There will be an online book launch on 12 November through this link: http://Access via: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/8433efff045b47239da7bb133f402f3a Further details of the book are below:
Battle Book Club: Running the Risk – From Shark Attacks to Nuclear Disaster
Battle of Ideas Festival 18 October 2025, 16.45-18.15, Westminster Room, Church House, Westminster, London. Please join us at this event: Battle Book Club: Running the Risk – From Shark Attacks to Nuclear Disaster This is the book: ‘RUNNING THE RISK: Understanding life’s biggest risks and how we build a safer future’, by David Burrett Reid. Here is … Continue reading
‘Stop moaning about Jeff Bezos’s wedding.’ My article published by Spiked about protests against the Bezos and Sánchez wedding celebrations in Venice.
As protests grew and a march is scheduled from 5 pm on 28 June, I explored why some activists are demonstrating against these wedding celebrations. This is a link to the article published on 28 June: Stop moaning about Jeff Bezos’s wedding I welcome any comments.
Debate about nuclear power at the Battle of Ideas Festival, including my introduction and contributions.
There is the link to the YouTube film of the full debate below. Note that the Battle of Ideas festival is not an academic conference and sessions have a variety of formats. This festival debate required short introductions, emphasised debate, content and placed primary importance on involving the public audience in discussions with the speakers. … Continue reading
‘A populist surge is coming’. Anti-establishment parties could be about to transform European politics in EU parliamentary elections 6-9 June. My article published by Spiked.
Polls and surveys leading up to the EU parliament elections indicate growing support for populist ‘right-wing’ political parties. However, this could change in the elections, especially depending on voter turnout. My assessment was published on 4 June 2024 by Spiked and can be read free by clicking on this link: A populist surge is coming … Continue reading
‘Is the EU going cool on Net Zero?’ Farmers’ protests and populist parties have weakened formidable EU climate policies that threaten to impoverish Europeans. My article published by spiked.
As we approach the EU parliamentary elections on 6-9 June 2024, some populist parties standing in the elections reject environmental policies that threaten European livelihoods and they could help push back against these. Although changing EU Net Zero laws and directives will be very difficult, European farmers have shown that concessions against the EU Green … Continue reading
From 25 April through 5 May 2024 and on further designated dates, most day-trippers must pay a charge to enter Venice
Venice City Council is charging most day-trippers €5 per day to enter the city from 25 April 2024, which is ironically the ‘Liberation Day’ public holiday in Italy. The charge also applies for day-trippers visiting Venice on 28 April for the Pope’s visit to the city and mass in front of St. Mark’s Church (except … Continue reading
Venice City Council approves regulation to charge and limit day-trippers to Venice and lagoon islands
At an executive committee meeting of Venice City Council on 5 September 2023, approval was given to a regulation to begin restricting day-trippers for about 30 selected days from spring 2024. The regulation was examined by the competence commission before Venice City Council voted for it on 12 September 2023 with 24 votes in favour … Continue reading
‘The EU’s Net Zero crusade will impoverish Italy.’ My article about how EU climate restrictions on vehicles and housing will hit the livelihoods of most people in Italy. Published by spiked-online.com
Please note that the EU climate demands in European Green Deal will affect all EU member states, although in different ways. Here I just focus on some impacts that will occur in Italy, where I live. Unless these restrictions are challenged quickly, they will cause drastic hardship for Europeans. This article was published on 26 … Continue reading
‘In Venice, cruising has been unfairly demonised but can be improved’, my comments for ‘Cruise ships: Blessing or blight?’ a Good Tourism Insight Bite including many contributions
These multiple contributions by travel and tourism stakeholders were published by the Good Tourism blog on 2 May 2023. You can read them by clicking on the following link and registering free for the Good Tourism blog, which I highly recommend: https://www.goodtourismblog.com/2023/05/cruise-ships-blessing-or-blight/#DS This is the text of my own comments: In Venice, cruising has been … Continue reading
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