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I’ll be speaking at the BAWC conference on Saturday and will be around on Sunday too. I’m looking forward to it. I’ll bring a few copies of Inglorious with me

There have been six secretaries of state at Defra since it came into existence in the wake of the foot and mouth disease outbreak in 2001. Defra was born out of the thought that MAFF was too inward-looking and that farming wasn’t that important really but was a bit of a problem.  Prime Ministers also…

Oscar writes: Nearly two years ago now I was on holiday with my family in Kenya, more specifically around the Masai Mara. Rather than actually staying inside the main park, we stayed in conservancies, areas where the number of beds are tightly regulated, meaning you can drive around all day and see only a couple…

              My poll for the best and worst Defra Secretary of State closes at 6pm so if you haven’t voted yet you need to get a move on! Click here.  

The European Outdoor Conservation Association is having a vote to decide the resting place for £25,000 of conservation funding. As a Council member of the World Land Trust I’d really like them to get this dosh – and you can help by voting for them (and it won’t cost you a thing!). If they win,…