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BASC and Natural England meet to talk wildfowling

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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Eat Game Awards raises record funds for charity

Eat Game is delighted to announce that this year’s Eat Game Awards raised a record amount of donations for the Country Food Trust. The awards, which took place last week, raised £2,255 for the charity, which was once again selected as our charity of the year. With the Eat Game Awards celebrating the contributions of… Read more »

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An independent poll of voters has revealed that more than half are now in favour of scrapping nuclear weapons.
Voters want Trident scrapped

By Liz Stephens An independent poll of voters has revealed that more than half are now in favour of scrapping nuclear weapons. The results, published in The Guardian newspaper today, mark a U-turn in public opinion. Worries about the levels of public spending and the impact of defence cutbacks on troops in Afghanistan may be… Read more »

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Jack Straw explained away tax exiles U-turn
Straw placates “striking” tax exile rebels

By Alex Stevenson MPs voted to ban tax exiles like Lord Ashcroft from making large donations to political parties last night, after a U-turn from Jack Straw. The justice secretary averted a potential rebellion from Labour backbenchers seeking to reduce the cap for tax exiles’ donations to just £7,500 but lost cross-party support in doing… Read more »