This article by the Countryside Alliance is quite interesting but not very convincing. The CA says that it believes that the most pressing issue for shooting is to self-regulate. I think that we can take that to mean that they are scared of anyone else regulating them – and so they should be because…
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Wild food (25) – Red Deer by Ian Carter
It’s taking a bit of liberty including this image under the wild food banner, but the Red Deer certainly qualifies as a species that can be eaten. Indeed, some would argue that along with other wild deer it is one of the most sustainable forms of meat available here in Britain, albeit one that is…
Yesterday
Yesterday: 1. I went for a walk: gosh it was cold! I went somewhere where a drake Smew had recently been seen, and the weather seemed perfect for a snow-white duck from the far north, but I didn’t see one. I did see a pair of Goosander and lots of other ducks but I actually…
Update – we are 10,905 ahead
Here is an update on three e-petitions about grouse shooting: Gavin Gamble’s e-petition in favour of banning driven grouse shooting – c25,200 signatures Jane Griggs’s e-petition supporting grouse shooting – c14,300 signatures Ed Hutchings’s e-petition in favour of licensing grouse shooting – c1,900 signatures The last week has seen the ‘Gamble-ban’ e-petition pass 25,000 signatures,…
Shuffling
There may be a reshuffle today. Theresa May has a poor hand and it seems to be rather rich in jokers. What will she do? Let’s hope that Michael Gove stays in place so that he has to take things forward in this unfrozen moment. Many of the changes will be in the junior minister…