In the October issue of Birdwatch magazine (available in all good newsagents, by subscription and in digital format) readers will find a cut-out letter to send to their MPs asking them to ask Defra what measures the government intends to put forward in the Westminster Hall debate on banning driven grouse to deal with the…
BLOG
Did someone nick a plaque?
This morning I blogged about this plaque on this building in the North York Moors National Park. The building is a shooting hut or lodge and the plaque is one of those that indicates funding from the Lottery – in this case through Sport England. I’m grateful to the media team in Sport England for…
Petitions update
Online e-petitions are becoming a major way that opposition to government policy is now voiced. Certainly they are vying with wildlife NGOs, journalism and the opposition political parties as the main voice of public criticism. It is striking how many of the e-petitions on the Westminster parliament website are about wildlife and wildlife protection. Here’s…
Here’s a puzzle for you
That’s a rather smart looking building in the North York Moors isn’t it? I wonder what the blue plaque says? Aaah! National Lottery. Sport England? What sort of sport goes on up there I wonder? Shall we look up the planning permission? Here it is. It’s a shooting hut which shall only be used by…
Did you write to your Labour MP? Firm Briefing 18
Around 120 of you have told me that you have written to your Labour MPs on the subject of the debate on driven grouse shooting that will happen on a Monday afternoon after the 18 October (date tbc). So far, some of you have had responses from c22 Labour MPs but another 68 or so…