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BASC and Natural England meet to talk wildfowling

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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Eat Game Awards raises record funds for charity

Eat Game is delighted to announce that this year’s Eat Game Awards raised a record amount of donations for the Country Food Trust. The awards, which took place last week, raised £2,255 for the charity, which was once again selected as our charity of the year. With the Eat Game Awards celebrating the contributions of… Read more »

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Ban on Parliament Square protests to be lifted

Demonstrations will return to Parliament Square after the government said it would undo its own legislation outlawing protests. Reform announced in Gordon Brown’s draft Queen’s Speech yesterday seeks the repealing of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act (Soca) 2005. The act outright banned any demonstration within 1km of Parliament Square after MPs claimed their… Read more »

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Hans Blix warned nuclear disarmament efforts are "stagnating"
Blix regrets Iraq invasion

The 2003 invasion of Iraq was a “war of choice, not of necessity”, former weapons inspector Hans Blix said last night. Mr Blix was in charge of the UN’s inspection programme which carried out over 700 inspections at 500 sites in the approach to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Speaking at the RSA in London… Read more »