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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 Reform Party deputy leader, Ben Habib, has suggested that Lee Anderson might not be of sufficient calibre to represent his party. Habib, who stood for Reform in the Wellingborough by-election, told Times Radio he had doubts regarding Anderson’s ability as a political communicator. Anderson was relieved of the Conservative Party whip on Saturday afternoon… Read more »
The home secretary has warned that the era of deepfakes generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used to disrupt elections is “already in play”. In an interview with The Times newspaper, James Cleverly said the technology could provide the “perfect storm” for those looking to hijack the upcoming general election, which the prime minister has… Read more »