August – a top month

Signatures on our e-petition Can you remember how many signatures our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting had, as we entered August? 68,000. And we left August with 118,000. That’s 50,000 signatures in a month. Did I mention that we had momentum? Wasn’t that phenomenal? Hen Harrier Days, the Inglorious 12th, and the Bird Fair…

The latest Chris Packham video – Grouse medication and hare loss

Here is the latest Chris Packham video on driven grouse shooting. Oh yes – there are more to come.   Please sign the e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting which passed 119,000 signatures today. Next week we will hear when the expected parliamentary debate on this subject will take place.   Here are some other…

SNP need to do their sums – Firm Briefing 11

The dire nature of the replies of SNP MPs to their constituents was highlighted in an earlier blog. There are signs that the SNP are beginning to get their head around this issue and adjust their position. Several SNP MPs have been told in no uncertain terms, some face-to-face, that they need to smarten up…

Update on signatures

The rate of acquisition of new signatures has dropped off quite a lot – understandably. Note progress in Ribble Valley – up from #17 to #12 in just a week! Here is how the constituencies with over 300 signatures stand: Calder Valley 758 High Peak  545 Ross, Skye and Lochaber  499 Bristol West  493 Inverness,…