Mark writes: Ralph Underhill is on holiday and I can’t draw, so here is a stunning image of a butterfly you might see at this time of year in southern England, in some years, on sunny Bank Holiday weekends. Tim writes: Clouded Yellow butterflies (Colias croceus) are a migrant from southern Europe and North Africa,…
Author: Mark
Born Bristol, UK
Educated: Cleeve House School Bristol, Bristol Grammar School and Downing College Cambridge
Ph.D. University of Aberdeen, Winter activity of pipistrelle bats.
NERC post-doctoral Research Fellow, Edward Grey Institute, Oxford University
Former Conservation Director of the RSPB, 1989-2011
Tory ex-minister blusters – Firm Briefing 6
I’ve had quite a lot to do with MPs over the years and I don’t share the same low opinion of them that I often hear voiced by others. It’s a difficult job and most of them do it reasonably well. But, on the other hand, I’m certainly not in awe of MPs and whilst…
Two things – short note
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Our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting has just passed 118,000 signatures and over 300 of you (not counting couples as two people, actually) have contacted your MPs on the subject in the last week or so. Thank you! We have momentum! Firm briefing!
The standard Labour Party response – Firm Briefing 5
This appears to be the letter which the Labour Party is using to reply to your emails about a debate on driven grouse shooting. The red words have appeared in one MP’s response whereas rather more of them miss out that bit! However, for those of us who signed the e-petition to ban driven grouse…
The PM didn’t say this – but she should
We will see. The Conservative Party positioning on the hobby of driven grouse shooting is currently pretty much unreservedly in favour of it and apologists for it. When Defra, under the previous Prime Minister of course, responded to our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting after it passed 10,000 signatures, the then minister at Defra,…