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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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There is only one reaction to the “grave and shameful” treatment which led to Baha Mousa’s death: utter horror. Which is why, when the inquiry’s report attempts to explain the background for how this should come about, it is on distinctly shaky ground.
Read William Hague’s speech on the Foreign Office in full, on politics.co.uk.
