Farming
BASC condemns Crimestoppers campaign against law-abiding firearms owners The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has today condemned a new campaign launched in Cumbria by Crimestoppers which encourages the public to make anonymous accusations against licensed firearms holders. “Crimestoppers are inviting people to make secret accusations with a 100 per cent guarantee that the… Read more »
Humanists UK has welcomed a ‘landmark’ recommendation from the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review to add Religious Education (RE) to the National Curriculum in England after a thorough review of its content to be conducted by an expert group in the coming months. Humanists UK has advocated for this for many decades and today hailed… Read more »
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David Cameron has said farming has a positive future – if it exploits the new trends for ethical and green produce. Growing crops for bio-fuels, promoting the UK’s good animal welfare standards, demand for local food and organic produce all present opportunities for farmers in the years to come – the Conservative leader told the… Read more »
The government has approved trials of GM crops in England, the first since controversial field scale trials were completed three years ago. Chemical firm BASF has been granted the right to test a genetically modified potato that is resistant to blight, a disease which can destroy crops and led to the Irish potato famine in… Read more »
