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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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Plans to allow EU citizens to travel abroad for operations have been delayed. The European Commission was to unveil its unifying healthcare proposals today, but “agenda reasons” mean the plans will not be published until next year. The proposals have already come under attack from those concerned by the viability of treatment for British patients…. Read more »
Gordon Brown has been challenged to allow his party to have an open vote on the EU treaty by the Conservatives. Following his statement to parliament today, the prime minister was yet again called upon to call a referendum on the EU reform treaty, before being urged by opposition leader David Cameron to allow the… Read more »
