sad news from Malta – the great Joe Sultana passed away on Tuesday, aged 78. Joe was a passionate campaigner and advocate for birds on Malta and in the Mediterranean in general. He led BirdLife Malta for many years and his son, Mark, is now BirdLife Malta’s CEO. Campaigning against bird killing (much of it…
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Saturday cartoon by Ralph Underhill
Then and now in Private Eye
This is from the 1990s (a reader believes)… And this is from the latest issue…
Defra doesn’t have a clue
Defra doesn’t have a clue about who the Secretary of State has met recently. That’s the most charitable interpretation of their behaviour. In March this year (Defra have the date wrong in their response) I asked Defra the following questions: What meetings has Michael Gove had with Ian Coghill (GWCT) and/or The Ninth Marquess of…
Letter to my MP
Dear Mr Pursglove It has been some time since I wrote to you during which time the Conservative-run Northants County Council has basically gone bust, and the Conservative government has made a terrible mess of Brexit. But I write to let you know that on 22 September I will be travelling down to Hyde Park…