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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Tory leader David Cameron has seized on last week’s phone prank fiasco to attack the BBC, calling it “bloated”. The Conservative leader’s comments come a day after a Sunday newspaper revealed 50 BBC executives earn more than the prime minister. Writing in the Sun today, Mr Cameron accused the BBC of having become “bloated”. “I… Read more »
Members of parliament come in all shapes and sizes. Some are businessmen, coldly calculating which of their statements can reap the most profit. Others are lawyers, calmly dissecting legislation to get their point across; or publicity-seekers, generating attention wherever they can. Lynda Waltho is none of these things. Lynda Waltho is a mum. The Stourbridge… Read more »
