I keep an eye on the ups and downs of the politicians who have played any part in the debates over the future of driven grouse shooting and other topics which interest me. Four MPs are being investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards – two of the four are Conservative MPs with seats in…
Category: e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting
Live in Scotland? Then put pressure on the SNP.
The recent debacle in the Scottish legal and conservation system over the four-year delay in doing nothing (!) over the illegal alleged killing of a Hen Harrier is a matter for Scottish legal officers and Scottish nature conservationists to sort out with the help and support of Scottish politicians. The female Hen Harrier that…
Badgers and grouse shooting
Just for interest, here are the MPs who spoke in Monday’s badger debate, annotated with the number of their constituents who signed the anti-badger-cull petition and those who signed the ban-grouse shooting petition: Paul Flynn, Newport West 119 badgers, 113 grouse shooting Stephen Doughty, Cardiff South & Penarth 141 badgers, 185 grouse Richard Drax,…
An article by me in British Birds
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British Birds kindly asked me to write one of their guest editorials and Driven grouse shooting – where next? has recently been published on their website.
Letter to my MP
Dear Mr Pursglove I am writing to you, again, on the subject of driven grouse shooting. You’ll recall that my e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting received 123,077 signatures last year. There was a ‘rival’ e-petition which has recently closed and I’d just like to update you on the relative strength of both petitions, nationally…