Party Politics
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) urged the Labour Party to listen to rural voters at a reception at the party’s annual conference in Brighton this weekend. Addressing shadow Environment Secretary Daniel Zeichner MP, BASC said those who live and work in Britain’s countryside should be listened to on issues such as the… Read more »
A new vision that will place communities at the centre of efforts to manage deer on publicly owned land in Scotland will be unveiled today (24 September) by a partnership of eleven leading deer management stakeholders. The partnership aims to institutionalise what is being described as ‘community integrated deer management’ by establishing more opportunities for… Read more »
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Nigel Hastilow has stepped down as the Conservative party’s candidate for his constituency after claiming Enoch Powell “was right” on immigration. Mr Hastilow, who had sought to become the MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis, made the announcement after meeting with party chairman Caroline Spelman today. He had written in a local paper that he… Read more »
Nick Clegg, the favourite to succeed Menzies Campbell for the Liberal Democrat leadership, has vowed to lead a grassroots movement against ID cards. Mr Clegg said last night he would refuse to register his details on the ID database and would encourage others to do the same. Likening his stance to Poll tax resistant, he… Read more »
