I’m not sure when the cut-off is but you are running out of time to submit evidence to the House of Commons inquiry on grouse shooting. Here is the link. I’ve been sent some of your submissions and several people have quoted our new Prime Minister whose speech to the Conservative Party Conference today included…
Category: e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting
Where did those 123,075 signatures come from?
The average number of signatures from each of the 650 UK parliamentary constituencies was 189. Calder Valley was top of the list and Edmonton (35 signatures) the lowest of the British mainland but with Newry and Armagh in Northern Ireland on 25 signatures. That’s a massive spread of support, but what comes out of it…
Thank you so much – 123,075
At midnight last night our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting closed at 123,075 signatures. We now move on to a period of Firm Briefing to MPs and an evidence session in front of the House of Commons Petitions Committee and a debate amongst our MPs. But ‘thank you’ all 123,075 of you for getting…
Driven grouse shooting – what a laugh!
Even the Daily Telegraph (from yesterday) finds something funny about driven grouse shooting. At least, the incomparable Alex does. Please sign the e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting – last chance is today!
Last chance to sign
Our winning e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting has its last day today! You won’t be able to sign the e-petition after midnight tonight (although you will be able to click on the confirmation email that you are sent when you do sign). A late flurry of extra signatures would be nice, and for neatness…