Dear Minister

Dear Minister You ought to be thinking of replying to our latest e-petition calling for a ban on driven grouse shooting – we have now been waiting for over three weeks for a response. In that period, though, the e-petition has gained another 17,000+ signatures. You should be aware that the campaign to end driven…

25,000 signatures to ban driven grouse shooting!

You are all amazing – thank you for such support for this e-petition to create a better future for our uplands and their wildlife and people. 25,000 signatures in less than four weeks – how amazing is that? On the very first of these e-petitions we reached 22,399 signatures in over 10 months. I thought…

19,000, 20,000 and 21,000

Yesterday our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting passed 19,000 signatures: today, so far, it passed 20,000 and 21,000 signatures.  As I write it is the top trending e-petition on the parliament website and has amassed 1100 signatures in the last hour. Thank you to LACS for an email to their supporters (which include me!)….

Most Scots want a ban on driven grouse shooting

In a remarkable YouGov poll (carried out in mid-March) a majority of Scots indicated that they wish driven grouse shooting to be banned. A majority of Scots voters (52%) oppose driven grouse shooting compared with a mere 19% who support it.  Opposition to driven grouse shooting is not a class issue but the opponents of…

Well said Mr Watson!

I don’t know who this guy is but I rather suspect he has signed our e-petition to ban driven grouse shooting – given his very well-argued and detailed evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.