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Defra to review GL45 in light of reduction of AI risk

BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »

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Tony Woodley is joint general secretary of Unite
Comment: Spending review is a vicious ideological attack

Once the disastrous impact of the spending review becomes clear, the public outcry will be huge. By Tony Woodley Yesterday, the Coalition tore into our public services, hacking into the health, education and council services that hold this country together. The sight of George Osborne being congratulated by David Cameron and Nick Clegg, cheered on… Read more »