Tag Archives: David Cameron

The true story of David Cameron the Water Voles and the Dredging

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Miles King

  Some of you may recall that back in January I wrote about David Cameron’s Water Vole “epiphany”, in which he realised that wildlife didn’t need protecting and the Environment Agency should focus on protecting people’s property, and stop worrying … Continue reading →

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The story of the Voles, the ditch and the Prime Minister

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Miles King

Those of us who believe that nature is important and that in order for nature to be better protected from the activities of people the best approach is to gather evidence, scientific evidence, analyse it, and present it to those … Continue reading →

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EFRA fails to grill Sells, more of a light poaching

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Miles King

As  I recall there was a lot of effort involved in turning Parliamentary Select Committees from a cross-between talking shops and clubs, into an influential element of Parliamentary procedure and ultimately an addition to the British Democratic process. Watching the … Continue reading →

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Bye Bye Benyon

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Miles King

So Richard Benyon, Biodiversity and Fisheries Minister, has gone. One of the innocents sent for sacrificial slaughter yesterday in the first reshuffle run almost completely on Twitter. Benyon had done nothing wrong, he was just too old and too rich. … Continue reading →

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