Jeremy Hunt
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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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is set to announce a range of reforms which will lift regulations on the financial sector aimed at increasing the City of London’s competitiveness. The Chancellor’s proposals — published online this morning — include a relaxation of rules on what banks can do with their money; a new requirement… Read more »
With the Autumn Statement, Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt broadly succeeded in taking the heat out of the financial markets. But as the dust settles on the details of Hunt’s fiscal proposals, other problems are emerging for the government – not least of all ongoing industrial action which threatens to envelop Britain during the festive… Read more »