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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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The Prime Minister has called on European leaders to overcome their “state of denial” over the re-election of US President George Bush. In a wide-ranging interview with The Times newspaper on Friday – which also covers Iran, North Korea, the Middle East and economic reform -Tony Blair says: “America has spoken. The rest of the… Read more »
Conservative Party Leader Michael Howard has stepped up his attack on the Government over money laundering concessions for casino operators. In a letter to the Prime Minister, he repeats claims he made during Prime Minister’s question time that Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell’s statement to Parliament on Monday was misleading. She said during a debate on… Read more »
