‘Encouraging a response from those who defend the status quo is important too. A victory is scored when your opponents are forced to debate issues they would rather leave ignored…‘ from Owen Jones, The Establishment. Well, there’s been a lot of that going on recently: Grouse shooting: half a million reasons why time’s up for…
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It’s been a really bad few days for the grouse shooters (1)
It’s been a really bad few days for the grouse shooters – some of the wounds have been entirely self-inflicted and others have been because they don’t have much defence against the truth or the masses of the people. Let’s start with Findlay Wilde, now luxuriating on holiday somewhere near a mistnet in Portugal. His…
Yesterday in London in pictures (and some words)
Yesterday I went on a march in London with lots of other people protesting against driven grouse shooting, the badger cull and any chance that fox hunting should be reinstated. And I said a brief few words and listened to a range of passionate speakers such as Chris Packham, Peter Egan, Natalie Bennett, Dominic…
My article in The Observer today
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/12/grouse-shooting-glorious-twelfth-times-up-for-inglorious-victorian-sport
An Unreliable History of Birdwatching (20) by Paul Thomas
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The Inglorious 12th #inglorious12th
Young Findlay Wilde’s thunderclap has now passed 11,000,000 social reach – and you have until 09:29 to add your support. We’re right behind you Findlay! And – thank you! I’m heading off to the #crushcruelty march in London where fox-lovers, badger-lovers and hen harrier-lovers will gather. See you there! And this is what the…
See you in London tomorrow?
Myth-buster from Scottish raptor experts
Ahead of the Glorious Twelfth the Scottish Raptor Study Group has produced a ‘Moorland Myths Busters Guide’ for six of the most popular myths held within the driven grouse shooting sector. ‘Game bird licensing is unnecessary The failure of the intensive end of the game shooting industry to operate within the law over 60 years…
See you in London on Saturday?
Guest blog – Thunder in the Uplands by Findlay Wilde
There is a dark day looming. The Inglorious Twelfth is just a few sleeps away, and yet it is troubling the sleep of many people; people who care about the wildlife balance in the uplands, people who are angry about the on going illegal persecution of raptors, people who feel like their natural inheritance…