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BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
BASC has recently organised three Introduction to Wildfowling workshops for Natural England (NE) staff. The events were aimed at equipping NE staff with the knowledge and understanding of wildfowling which would ultimately help them make informed, pragmatic consenting decisions on protected and designated sites. More than 40 NE staff, as well as members of local… Read more »
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Tuesday evening’s announcements that health secretary Sajid Javid, and chancellor Rishi Sunak quit the cabinet have since been followed by a string of other resignations. As it stands, the total tally of resignations is 59. This includes: Rishi Sunak – chancellor Sajid Javid – health secretary Bin Afolami – vice chair Simon Hart- Welsh secretary… Read more »
The newly minted chancellor of the exchequer has failed to rule out a snap election. Quizzed over whether an early general election could take place, Nadhim Zahawi stressed the decision was a matter for the prime minister. Speaking to LBC Radio, Zahawi explained: “The prime minister will make a decision on any general election. All… Read more »
