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Farmland Tax Breaks revealed
Today the charity I work for, People Need Nature, publishes its latest report, investigating the tax system and how it affects farmland. “Where there’s muck there’s brass: revealing the billions hidden in farmland tax shelters” lays out the many, varied, … Continue reading
A New Hope?
There have been very few days recently when politics have provided good news of a morning, but this morning is definitely one of them. The EU elections – which were always going to be a proxy for another go … Continue reading
Euro Elections provide yet another opportunity to give Government a kicking
Brexit seems to throw up one crazy thing after another. After having been told repeatedly by Prime Minister May that “no deal is better than a bad deal”, we now find ourselves in a position where not only has no … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 Euro elections, Brexit, Nigel Farage, Uncategorized
Tagged Brexit, Euro Elections, James Glancy, Nigel Farage, The Brexit Party
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Shooting Birds and Biased Reporting – a tale of two BBC presenters
I can’t honestly remember a time when environmental stories have been so high up the news agenda- and for such a long period. Perhaps, it’s a reaction to the never-ending and increasingly tedious coverage of Brexit – which suddenly disappeared … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Neil, BBC, Chris Packham, countryside alliance, Natural England
Tagged Andrew Neil, BBC, Chris Packham, Countryside Alliance, Natural England
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A Net Loss for Nature
An extremely unpleasant new craze is sweeping the nation: It involves wrapping up lengths of hedgerow or even mature trees in netting. The idea is that once a hedge or tree has been netted, birds are unable to nest there. … Continue reading
Why EU laws to stop pets chasing wildlife (and livestock) are not comical.
It’s always tempting, when writing a weekly column, to return over and over again to a well chewed bone called Brexit. And despite Westminster having descended into full-blown Whitehall Farce territory last week, I am going to resist the temptation … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Michael Gove, Natural England, Tony Juniper
Tagged dogs, habitats directive, Michael Gove, Natural England, Tony Juniper
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Time in Nature helps our children’s mental health & wellbeing
It’s fair to say that as a society we are only just waking up to the problems our children and young adults face. To what extent the mental health crisis facing children is linked to increasing social media use is … Continue reading
Posted in MENE, mental health, Natural England
Tagged children, MENE, Mental health, Natural England
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Squirrels, Pheasants and Beavers: the confusing world of animal releases
Scotland is once again ahead of the game (or at least ahead of England) as far as legal protection for wildlife is concerned. Scottish Environment Minister, Roseanna Cunningham, announced recently that Beavers would be given the strict protection afforded … Continue reading
Posted in Beavers, grey squirrel, pheasants, red squirrel
Tagged Beaver, grey squirrel, introductions, pheasants
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School Strike for the Climate
It’s still February but already feeling warm (update: winter temperatures records smashed) Thirty or forty years ago, the middle of February would normally have been the depths of winter in England, but no more: Buds are breaking, the grass is … Continue reading
40 days to a crash-out Brexit (well….35 now).
To me, forty days is a nice round number. It doesn’t fit in well with our time cycles of days, weeks and months, but it undoubtedly has great symbolic meaning, the most famous of which, perhaps, is the 40 days … Continue reading
