There was a piece in yesterday’s Sunday Herald where Rob Edwards asked M&S whether they would answer any of the questions that we have been asking them – and they wouldn’t. M&S are getting it so, so, so wrong. If you started believing that they couldn’t be doing anything wrong in selling grouse meat you…
Category: LEAD AMMUNITION
Truss misleads over waterfowl science
There is a very good article in today’s Times by Ben Webster with the headline ‘Lead ammunition to stay despite poisoning danger‘. Liz Truss, perhaps as one of her last acts, and indeed one of her first (as the least effective Environment Secretary ever), announced that people shooting birds for fun would not be required…
M&S in the news for planning to sell high-lead grouse meat
Chris Packham’s video which asks M&S not to sell grouse meat shot with lead in their stores, stating that he will boycott M&S if they do, and asking people to sign the petition to ban driven grouse shooting, has made the news. Perhaps for readers of this blog, the most interesting piece of the…
Truss knifes LAG report
Letter from Liz Truss to John Swift More on this tomorrow morning – when perhaps Liz Truss will be in a new job.
M&S – loss of trust
The handling of their grouse issue by M&S has been shabby – not what many of us would have expected from a formerly trusted store. Why do I say formerly trusted? Because I don’t trust them any more. Here’s why. M&S have not come clean on what they, and only they, describe as their industry-leading…
M&S in a mess
Have you seen the video by Chris Packham talking about grouse shooting and lead levels in shot grouse? Have a look. Many are asking questions of M&S ahead of their AGM tomorrow – so should shareholders and investors. Here are some questions: if M&S have an industry-leading Code of Practice for game meat – why…
Watch this Chris Packham video
If you have been following the M&S grouse story then you will be interested to see this video from Chris Packham on You tube. Looks like M&S has lost another customer… For new readers: M&S refuse to answer reasonable questions 8 July 2016 M&S AGM 4 July 2016 This is not just spin,…
M&S refuse to answer reasonable questions
This is the full response I have received from M&S this afternoon (at 15:58). ‘I’ve checked with the team and nothing has changed since we were last in contact. We are currently working with our supplier to monitor numbers for this season and will only sell grouse if the numbers are strong enough.’ M&S intend…
FC England take the lead (out)
Forestry Commission England have done what they said they would do, and from the opening of the deer and boar culling season the vast majority of all such animals culled on FCE land will have been culled with non-toxic lead ammunition. The very small exceptions will be areas where the sporting rights have been retained…
Minister dozing on lead
We are fast approaching the anniversary of the submission of the Lead Ammunition Group’s report to ministers. We have seen no visible sign of activity from the minister with responsibility for this issue – Rory Stewart. He appears to have dozed off. The recently published LAG minutes from a teleconference held in late April are…