Monthly Archives: September 2015

BBC confirm their editorial guidelines show Countryside Alliance attack on Chris Packham is egregious

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Miles King

The Countryside Alliance wants to stand up for freedom of speech when it’s their freedom to promote hunting that is at risk of being curtailed. But it is very happy to try and close down debate that it doesn’t like. … Continue reading →

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Countryside Alliance attack on Chris Packham shows their conflicted attitude towards Freedom of Speech

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Miles King

              One would imagine the Countryside Alliance to be a place that welcomed free speech. Indeed the CA (both in England and Wales, and in Scotland) lobbied against the Lobbying Act, because they were … Continue reading →

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First People Need Nature talk, 23rd September, Knoll Gardens, Dorset

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Miles King

Here are the details for my forthcoming talk – the first one I will be giving for People Need Nature. Please come along if you’re in the area. How should we value nature? Conservationist Miles King will be asking ‘How … Continue reading →

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The Dorset Steam Fair

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Miles King

  It was our annual visit to the Great Dorset Steam Fair yesterday. We’ve been going on and off, for the past 16 or 17 years. It’s undoubtedly the strangest festival I’ve ever been to – though I didn’t really … Continue reading →

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Beavers – cute and cuddly?

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Miles King

Just in case anyone thought Beavers were cute and cuddly, this news piece from Canada should make you think again. Imagine the scenes in Ottery St Mary…..

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As the Badger sacrifice commences in Dorset, French farmers bay for Wolves blood

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Miles King

As the first badgers are offered up for sacrifice to the farming gods and goddesses in Dorset, news from France: Sheep Farmers have temporarily kidnapped a National Park chief exec to protest at the increasing number of Wolves taking their … Continue reading →

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Refugee Crisis exposes the poverty of compassion in our politics and media

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Miles King

            I am the son of an immigrant. My mum arrived here from Australia in 1954 to work but also to explore her roots and travel around Britain and Europe – she had not planned … Continue reading →

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Badger Cull Circus comes to Dorset

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Miles King

The badger cull circus is coming to town – well to Dorset anyway. This was the announcement, a not entirely unexpected one, which was dribbled out on the friday before the bank holiday weekend. A piece of news management? It … Continue reading →

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Return from a break

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Miles King

we had a walk up near Blandford yesterday to see how the Steam Fair was coming along (especially with all the rain we’ve had). There were already loads of people camping there and we could see a lot of traction … Continue reading →

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