‘There is a widespread consensus now that there is no safe level [of lead]’ BBC Radio 4: In their element – lead listen again here. The striking thing is the passage where the point is made that as techniques have improved it has become possible to demonstrate that lower and lower amounts of lead still…
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An end to grouse shooting on Ilkley Moor
Bradford Council Labour group voted overwhelmingly last night not to renew the grouse-shooting lease on Ilkley Moor. Result! The Labour group (48 councillors) holds a majority on the Council (89 councillors in all) and the move to end grouse shooting is also supported by the LibDems (10 councillors) and Greens (3 councillors). This makes it…
Press release
Press release by Ban Bloodsports on Ilkley Moor On the eve of a key decision which could spell the end for grouse shooting on Yorkshire’s iconic beauty spot Ilkley Moor, Naz Shah MP (Bradford West) has joined some of the region’s most prominent politicians in giving her backing to ending the practice on Ilkley Moor….
Update – we are 11,061 ahead
Here is an update on three e-petitions about grouse shooting: Gavin Gamble’s e-petition in favour of banning driven grouse shooting – c25,547 signatures Jane Griggs’s e-petition supporting grouse shooting – c14,486 signatures Ed Hutchings’s e-petition in favour of licensing grouse shooting – c2,046 signatures Last week saw the ‘Gamble-ban’ e-petition pass 25,322 signatures (the highest…
The 25 year strategy
The government 25-year plan for the environment is a significant document. It covers most of the correct ground and says many good things. The proof of it, as noted by many others, will be in the extent to which it is delivered, but in six months Michael Gove has moved the Conservative Party quite some…