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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 outcry over MPs’ expenses has intensified after four more ministers had their claims published, including £25,000 on security patrols for tourism minister Barbara Follett. The Daily Telegraph published new details on Saturday showing four more Labour ministers had pushed the expenses system to the limit with their claims, which included Mrs Follett claiming £25,000… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The two judges at the Binyam Mohamed case have taken the unusual step of reopening their judgment. The pair were forced to leave out sections of their judgment in the case after the Foreign Office said it would prompt a rupture with US intelligence agencies. The two agreed to do so but… Read more »
