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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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Robert Buckland is the Conservative MP for Swindon South
Comment: School governors are struggling against a tired system

School administration faces radical reform. We have more academies and free schools coming online and changes to maintained schools at local authority level. Some schools are also considering federation which will be an opportunity to enhance the strategic approach taken by a governing body. So the school governance debate that I introduced on Tuesday was… Read more »

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The usual 'bunfight' didn't turn up this week
Sketch: MPs couldn’t cope with a grown-up PMQs

Fidgeting MPs will be asking for their money back. The Commons chamber was a love nest, not a bear pit, this lunchtime. By Alex Stevenson It’s perfectly normal for the leader of the opposition to demonstrate his statesmanlike credentials in prime minister’s questions. Doing so usually takes up just two of the six allocated questions,… Read more »