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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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By Ian Dunt Nick Clegg’s period of popularity will be “short”, Gordon Brown has suggested. Speaking at a press conference on the economic recovery this morning, Mr Brown said of his Lib Dem opponent: “I know a little about what it is to have a short political honeymoon. “You go through these phases. I wish… Read more »
By Marina Kim Higher levels of immigration should not be blamed for the rise of support for the BNP, a new study suggests. The report by the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) shows that the level of immigration in an area does not affect its support for the far right. Instead, it says social… Read more »
