Last chance to sign

Les Wallace’s petition to the Scottish Parliament closes today – with over 1100 signatures it has done well.   Please sign to help it run over the finishing line… ‘Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to sponsor a comprehensive and independent study into the full economic impacts of driven grouse shooting.’…

Thunderous Findlay Wilde

A social media thunderclap is a device where a single message is sent out to the social media contacts of everyone who signs up.  So if you follow me, @markavery, on Twitter, or if you are my friend on Facebook, then you will get this message at 09:30 on 12 August: ‘I want to see…

Responding to PDNP consultation – some hints

The Peak District National Park wants to know what you think – so you should tell them. This is the consultation document and this is the 52-question questionnaire.  Here’s a tip: if you are planning on responding then it’s a good idea to open these two things in two separate tabs so that you can…

BASC doesn’t want us to see this film

This is a bit odd. Almost a year ago a filmmaker approached me (and others) to be filmed about the campaign against driven grouse shooting. I agreed to be filmed and I thought that the film might appear after the Westminster Hall debate. I’d almost forgotten all about it by now. I was sent the…