Battle of the day
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 »
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 »
During levelling up questions, secretary of state Michael Gove and shadow secretary Lisa Nandy clashed on the rail strikes and the cost of living. Nandy told the House of Commons that Gove “doesn’t have the first clue how to spend” levelling up funds. Gove called Nandy the Marty McFly of politics – “someone who lives… Read more »
During DEFRA questions, the main frontbench exchange focused on the government’s support of those facing food poverty in a cost of living crisis. Shadow secretary Jim McMahon told MPs that “the government just hasn’t got a plan to address the out of control inflation keeping people skint and hungry”. Under-Secretary Victoria Prentice rejected this claim,… Read more »
