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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 prime minister has reportedly written of Ken Livingstone’s chances of winning a third term as London mayor. Allies of Gordon Brown told the Times the best-case scenario for Mr Livingstone in May’s mayoral election is a win by the narrowest of margins. The lack of faith comes as David Cameron increasingly throws himself behind… Read more »
Gordon Brown today stepped up his public backing for Ken Livingstone, describing him as the “only choice for London”. The prime minister also appeared to take a swipe at Boris Johnson, saying the capital needed a mayor who was “serious about running London”. Writing in the Evening Standard, Mr Brown urged Londoners to vote for… Read more »
