Dr Richard Pagett

…an international development advisor and author specialising in a range
of environmental, social, sustainability, climate change, security,
resilience and other issues. He holds a University of London BSc (Zoology,
Botany, Chemistry and Geology) and a science-based PhD. Following his
degrees, he took a postdoctoral research fellowship for four years at the
University of Leeds working on rare earth geochemistry in the deep ocean. He
then began a career of international development around the world. He works
mostly with international funding agencies and national governments and has
hands-on knowledge and experience in 135 countries.

Neighbourhood Plan – Referendum

Written by Professor Richard Pagett on April 20, 2026

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Mopes Lane – Recycling Update

Written by Professor Richard Pagett on February 4, 2026

As you may have heard, the Mopes Lane Household Recycling Centre has a reprieve and will stay open for a little while longer, while the Wiltshire Council finds another permanent home. Whilst I doubt that our letters and petitions had little direct effect, I am sure they provided a backdrop to a renewed discussion between the Council and Hills. To the Council, it indicated the strength of feeling at a lack of a proper public consultation and of a proper future plan. To Hills, they would have sensed that 80% of […]